Working for NSW Health in the Division of Hunter New England Health allows you to combine a challenging career with a great lifestyle. Whether you are looking for a career in medicine, nursing, allied health or administration, with NSW Health in the Division of Hunter New England Health you will enjoy good working conditions and peer support in an environment conducive to further training.
NSW Health in the Division of Hunter New England Health :
- Provides care for approximately 840,000 people
- Covers a geographical area of over 130,000 square kilometres - the size of England!
- Is one of the largest employers in the region with approx. 14,500 staff
- Has 1500 medical officers
- Has 1600 volunteers
- Provides health services to 12 per cent of the State's population
- Provides health services to 20 per cent of the State's Aboriginal population
- Spans 25 local council areas
- Spends $919 million per annum
- Has a head office in Newcastle and a regional office in Tamworth
- Is one of four rural health services in NSW, but is the only one with a metropolis within its borders
- provides public health, health promotion, community health, acute hospital, aged, mental health, rehabilitation and palliative care services
Our Strengths:
- High quality, safe patient care
- Skilled, hard-working and valued staff
- An understanding of and commitment to rural communities
- Experience providing health service across a broad geographical area
- The best immunisation rates in the State
- A commitment to the health and wellbeing of our Indigenous communities
- Highly developed telehealth and information technology services
- Dedicated and loyal volunteers
- Effective models of community participation
- Expertise in health promotion and prevention
- Successful strategies to improve staff safety
- A focus on innovation
- Teaching and research
Working for NSW Health in the Division of Hunter New England Health
Each year NSW Health in the Division of Hunter New England Health places hundreds of people into various positions in our hospitals and services.
Our staff are our most valuable asset and we aim to provide them with as many educational and development opportunities as possible.
NSW Health in the Division of Hunter New England Health has ongoing employment opportunities for the following types of staff:
- Medical Officers
- Senior Medical Officers/Staff Specialists/VMO
- Registered Nurses
- Physiotherapists
- Dental Officers (Dentists)
- Pharmacists
- Podiatrists
- Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Radiologists
- Sonographers
- Social Workers
If you are interested in employment in one of these categories please contact NSW Health in the Division of Hunter New England Health's Recruitment Manager on:
Ph: +61 2 4985 3274
Fax: +61 2 4985 3273
Email: jobs@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
Rural Placements
If you are a Medical Officer or Allied Health professional interested in working in a rural service, we would like to talk to you. Please contact the Recruitment Manager (contact details listed above).
