? Lead and shape a diverse junior medical workforce across two busy hospitals

? Drive workforce strategy, recruitment and retention in a dynamic healthcare environment

? Make a meaningful impact on medical workforce experience, development and wellbeing

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 12/02/27)

Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2

Remuneration: $59.92 - $70.70 per hour

Hours Per Week: 38

Location: Blacktown & Mt Druitt Hospitals

Where you'll be working

Join Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals (BMDH), part of Western Sydney Local Health District, and take on a pivotal leadership role supporting the delivery of quality healthcare to a diverse and growing community.

You'll lead the Junior Medical Officer (JMO) Medical Workforce Unit, working at the intersection of clinical services, workforce strategy and operational management. Partnering with senior medical leaders, clinical departments and key health sector stakeholders, you'll help shape a supportive, well-coordinated and future-focused medical workforce.

- This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference in a complex and rewarding hospital environment where collaboration, innovation and people-centred leadership matter.
- Influential leadership opportunity: Play a key role in shaping the recruitment, retention, engagement and development of junior and non-specialist medical staff.
- Strategic partnerships: Collaborate with Directors of Medical Services, Executive Medical Workforce leadership, clinical directors, HETI and external healthcare partners.
- Meaningful impact: Contribute to a positive workplace culture that supports medical practitioners and enables the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.
- Collaborative environment: Lead a dedicated workforce function that values teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement and career development.

What You'll Be Doing As JMO Manager, you'll provide strategic and operational leadership across the junior and non-specialist medical workforce at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals. You'll oversee the end-to-end workforce lifecycle, ensuring effective workforce planning, recruitment, employee management and payroll while maintaining compliance, financial accountability and operational excellence. Managing a substantial portfolio of approximately $45 million in JMO funding, you'll balance competing priorities,



build strong stakeholder relationships and develop practical workforce solutions that support both organisational objectives and the needs of medical practitioners.

Key Responsibilities Include

- Lead workforce operations: Oversee end-to-end recruitment, appointments, contracts, onboarding, orientation, rostering, credentialing and performance management for junior and non-specialist medical staff.
- Drive strategic workforce planning: Partner with senior medical leaders to develop and implement innovative workforce strategies that strengthen recruitment, retention, service planning and workforce sustainability.
- Ensure operational and financial excellence: Manage JMO budgets, payroll, salary progression, timesheets, cost allocations and financial reporting, ensuring resources are used effectively and in accordance with industrial agreements and relevant legislation.
- Champion workforce wellbeing and compliance: Ensure safe working hours, appropriate staffing levels, registration requirements and workforce entitlements are maintained while providing advice, guidance and support to medical practitioners and managers.
- Build a high-performing team: Foster a positive, inclusive and accountable workplace through relational leadership, coaching, professional development, quality improvement and continuous learning.

How To Apply Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

- People Management experience with demonstrated ability to interpret and apply all relevant Industrial Awards, Agreements, Determinations and other relevant policy and/or legislative instruments governing the employment of medical practitioners in New South Wales.
- Demonstrated management experience in workforce budgeting and coordination of workforce rostering and deployments to meet service requirements, education and training needs and operational efficiencies.
- Excellent leadership,



management and communication skills demonstrated through successful practice in current and previous roles with experience or demonstrated capacity to understand matters relating to the junior and non-specialist medical workforce relevant to the requirements of the position.
- Demonstrated ability to work with people at all levels of a health service and proven ability to negotiate effectively with senior managers and senior clinicians
- Ability to initiate and successfully implement change management processes including the development, implementation and monitoring of systems.
- Excellent data analytical skills and ability to analyze complex information within an industrial framework to determine divergence / compliance from best practice human resource management including rostering, deployment and remuneration of Junior Medical Officers.
- High level ability in the use of Microsoft Office product; and relevant management and decision support IT systems and applications relevant to medical workforce management.

Requisition ID: REQ699949 Applications Close: 15 November 2026

Need more information ?

- Find out more about applying for this position.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Erica Heppleston at [email protected] or on 0418 452 386

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Stepping

Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ . Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit. Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.

📌 JMO Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Western Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney