Senior Medical Officer (SMO) Workforce Manager

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration:$91,326 - $121,497 per annum plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ699135
Applications Close: Sunday, 22 November 2026

To be considered for this position you must be an employee of NSW Health and its Affiliated Health Organisations.

Senior Medical Officer (SMO) Workforce Manager – Medical Workforce - Prince of Wales Hospital

- Financial perks - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, Novated Leasing; and Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
- Health & wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.

The Role

The purpose of this position is to effectively provide leadership and management of the recruitment, credentialing, and appointment process of Senior Medical Officers (SMO) within Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH) and associated business units. The position reports to the Operations Manager – Medical Workforce Unit. The Medical Workforce Unit is responsible for the management of all Medical Workforce across the sector and undertakes all aspects of employment lifecycle management including recruitment and human resource management, financial management and general administration including medical staff information management, accreditation and training requirements,



and other responsibilities as delegated.

This position is responsible for managing the compliance of SMO recruitment, appointment, and credentialing processes at POWH in accordance with Ministry of Health (MOH) and SESLHD policies and procedures. This position is responsible for managing the recruitment process and accurately compiling the documentation requirements for Senior Medical Officer appointments in accordance with established LHD procedures for submission of appointment to the Medical Dental Appointments Approval Committee (MDAAC). This includes new appointments, existing appointments, change of privileges, change of appointment details, regrade and managerial allowances for Staff Specialists, Visiting Medical Practitioners, Clinical Academics, and Postgraduate Fellows.

This position works closely with the District Senior Medical Officer (SMO) Unit who manage the overall compliance and approval process for Senior Medical appointments including management processes of the MDAAC committee. meeting and contract management.

This role also provides on-site support of the TESL claiming process, SMO mandatory training and orientation plans, and directly manages the SMO Workforce Officer.





This position is required to work closely with all units within the Medical Workforce team in implementing strategic initiatives designed to maintain and improve medical workforce administrative functions.

Where you'll be working

Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Service is a Level 6 Tertiary Referral Hospital with an inpatient bed base of 370. Each year we care for more than 70,000 patients in our Emergency Department and have around 50,000 admissions to the inpatient units. POWH offers an outpatient service and rural outreach service and provides more than 900,000 occasions of non-admitted patient care each year, including innovative virtual models of care. We have transitioned the majority of inpatient units and wards to the Acute Services Building (ASB) including a state of the art Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. POWH provides an exceptional staff experience and enhanced patient and family outcomes as a result of the provision of person-centred care.
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Selection Criteria

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in human resource management or relevant equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with an ability to interpret awards, agreements and employment legislation.
- Demonstrated ability to perform a range of management and administrative tasks, m

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