SESLHD - Director, Population and Community Health

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional people, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.  


The Director, Population and Community Health is responsible for leading the operational functions, development, implementation and co-ordination of population and community health services within SESLHD.

The role drives improved health outcomes, through a focus on prevention, health protection, early intervention and community engagement. A key aspect of the role is better co-ordination of services between primary, community and hospital settings and working towards greater overall efficiency of health care system delivery.

The Director is responsible for improving the accessibility and equity of health service delivery to people experiencing disadvantage and priority population groups living within the South Eastern Sydney region through extensive engagement and collaboration across multiple agencies across both government and non-government health sectors.

The primary location of this position may be varied as agreed with the Chief Executive. 


Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.  


Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. 


Information for applicants: 
 

• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2024_015.  Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.  
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.