"If how you live is as important as how you work… you should be considering the Greater Southern Area Heath Service"

GSAHS offers:

• Lifestyle opportunities for families and singles
• Career advancement
• A safe rural environment
• Educational facilities (primary, secondary & tertiary)
• Sport and recreation choices (snow skiing, water skiing, beach, 4 wheel driving, food and wine)

GSAHS Profile

Greater Southern Area Health Service (GSAHS) is dedicated to continually improving the health and well-being of the people it serves in rural and regional communities. We will deliver the highest quality services, making best use of all available resources and integrating health care. We will fully utilise population health, primary and community care to maximise the local delivery of services.

The GSAHS provides an extensive range of primary and secondary specialist services. In addition to direct clinical it provides a broad range of home and community-based services as well as public health illness prevention and health promotion services.

What is the Greater Southern Area Health Service?

The GSAHS was formed on January 1, 2005 through the amalgamation of the previous Greater Murray and Southern Area Health Services.

Geographical Description

The GSAHS extends from the NSW South Coast across the Great Dividing Range and the Snowy Mountains through the south-west slopes, Riverina and Murrumbidgee regions & Murray border areas. It covers an area of approximately 166,000 square kilometres. There are six main areas of population density at Albury, Deniliquin, Goulburn, Griffith, Queanbeyan and Wagga Wagga and the Area has many smaller rural towns.

The GSAHS surrounds the Australian Capital Territory. The Southern border of the Area follows the NSW/Victorian border, while to the west and north the Area borders Greater Western Area Health Service and South-East Sydney/Illawarra Area Health Service. The Area is divided by the Great Dividing Range, which creates a natural barrier separating the coastal regions from the inland tablelands and western plains.

The Greater Southern Area offers a very diverse range of industry which is primarily focused around agriculture. There is, however, a variety of business and industrial enterprises outside of agriculture including; government departments, the Defence Forces, tertiary institutions, forestry and tourism. The GSAHS contributes significantly to communities as one of the major employers in the region, employing over 5,000 (Full Time Equivalent) staff in a range of clinical and non-clinical roles.

Local Government Areas

The Greater Southern Area comprises the 38 local government areas of: Albury, Bega Valley, Berrigan, Bland, Bombala, Boorowa, Carrathool, Conargo, Coolamon, Cooma Monaro, Cootamundra, Corowa, Deniliquin, Eurobodalla, Goulburn-Mulwaree, Greater Hume, Griffith, Gundagai, Harden, Hay, Jerilderie, Junee, Leeton, Lockhart, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Narrandera, Palerang, Queanbeyan, Snowy River, Temora, Tumbarumba, Tumut, Upper Lachlan, Urana, Yass Valley, Young and Wagga Wagga.

Population

GSAHS has a population of approximately 468,000 people. The population is expected to grow to approximately 476,000 by 2011.

Employment Opportunities

The Greater Southern Area Health Service (GSAHS) has ongoing employment opportunities and we currently have positions that we are actively recruiting for.