SA Health

Job reference: 955326

Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE

Job status: Ongoing

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

- Women's and Children's Health Network, People & Culture, North Adelaide 5006
- Salary - ASO7, $116,089.00 - $125,490.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Perks
- Full Time, Ongoing/Permanent

About WCHN Join the Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN), South Australia's leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We're shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

- Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
- Free public transport to and from the Women's and Children's Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
- Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role The Principal Human Resources Business Partner is responsible for establishing strategic partnerships with complex divisions to provide proactive and strategic HR services to support the business in achieving their strategic objectives, directions and operational imperatives. The incumbent will maintain a thorough understanding of the portfolio areas, its objectives and priorities, and its workforce; and will provide coaching,



insight and strategic advice to the leadership team and line managers on workforce management, workforce planning, performance enhancement and innovative HR solutions to deliver on business objectives within legislative and policy requirements.

Key duties of the role

- Provide expert advice that is evidence-based in nature and consistently of high quality, often within restricted, competing timeframes.
- Mentor members in the team to help develop strategic HR partnering skills and knowledge.
- Provide executives and managers with expert advice and direction on local workforce planning initiatives which supports local workforce priorities and critical shortage areas.
- Provide high level expert support in the appropriate management of critical, complex, and sensitive matters and in the resolution of conflict, under-performance, misconduct, grievances, complaints, internal reviews, and investigations.
- Develop and maintain professional working relationship with key internal and external stakeholders.

Skills and Experience

- Significant experience in providing expert advisory and specialist consultancy services to senior management in a range of general Human Resource matters.
- Significant experience managing complex employee relations matters, including grievances, misconduct, performance management, industrial disputes and review processes.
- Sound understanding of contemporary HR Practices and approaches,



Human resource management and procedures and their application with the SA Public Sector.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills together with proven abilities in liaising, consulting and negotiating complex and sensitive issues.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and provide strategic workforce advice to Executive and senior leaders within a complex organisation.

Enquiries can be directed to

Emma Bishop

Lead HR Business Partner

[email protected]

0421 588 456

Want to learn more about career opportunities at WCHN? Click Here to discover how you can Realise Your Potential and join one of our many teams making a positive difference in the community.

Stay connected with us! Follow WCHN on LinkedIn to keep up to date with new job opportunities and the latest news from across our network — Click Here to join the conversation To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

- ASO7 - Principal HR Business Partner - Role Description - 955326.pdf
- Immunisation Requirements Checklist
- Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 11:55pm

Applications close: 25/11/2026 11:55 PM

Flexibility Statement The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

📌 Principal HR Business Partner (North Adelaide)
🏢 Government Of South Australia
📍 North Adelaide