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Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 5
Remuneration: $86.37 - $96.62 ph + Super
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ702551
Location: Broken Hill NSW

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia (only a 2 hour flight from Sydney) with everything you need right at your front door!

Broken Hill is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery/Director Clinical Governance, this position provides high-level strategic and operational leadership in developing and implementing the LHD’s Research Strategy and Governance - including research capacity building, translational research, clinical trials, Rural, Regional and Remote Clinical Trial Enabling Program (R3-CTEP), and quality improvement programs - while ensuring integration of all research functions in line with statutory, legal, and regulatory requirements and overseeing the financial and business processes for FWLHD Research Services.

What we offer you

- 5 Weeks Annual Leave per year
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!) $9009 + $2650 Meal Entertainment
- Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
- Isolation & climate allowance
- Fitness passport
- Professional development and support through advanced education and training
- A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing (less than a 10 minute commute from anywhere in town and free parking)

About the Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities.



We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

About Broken Hill

A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible:

- A health-related PhD or other relevant tertiary qualifications in health and research or equivalent work experience.
- Strategic Leadership in Research Systems Demonstrated ability to provide strategic leadership to develop, implement, and evaluate research strategies that build organisational capability, address local priorities, and support a connected, sustainable research system
- Operational and Service Leadership Proven experience in leading and managing research services, including governance, administration, financial management, reporting, grant administration, contract management, and the effective leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
- Research Translation, Design, Policy and Funding Expertise Demonstrated track record in leading and contributing to research initiatives that generate, translate, and apply evidence to inform clinical practice, health service delivery, and decision-making, supported by high-level expertise in research design, methodology,



policy development, and successful grant writing to deliver high-quality, strategically aligned research.
- Clinical Trials Development and Delivery Demonstrated capacity to lead the establishment and growth of clinical trial capability, including experience working collaboratively across organisations to support sustainable trial delivery in rural, regional, and/or remote settings.
- Building Research Culture and Capability Demonstrated ability to foster a strong research culture by promoting engagement, collaboration, and capability development, ensuring research is embedded in healthcare planning, delivery, and evaluation.
- Governance, Compliance and Risk Management Extensive experience in research and clinical trials governance, including risk management, compliance, and assurance systems, ensuring adherence to ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements.
- Current driver’s licence to drive in NSW and ability to travel within the LHD and beyond on a regular basis for work purposes, including overnight stays.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your current community faster.
Learn more at www. nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Wendy Gleeson on ••••@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 30th November 2026

Stepping Up
The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working workplace that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

📌 Director of Research (Broken Hill)
🏢 Far West NSW Local Health District
📍 Broken Hill