Bring your purpose to life, broaden your scope and fast track your career.

To be considered for interview, candidates must address the Selection Criteria in the Position Description.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $102,640.00 – $ 121,739.00 pa (plus super)
Hours per week: 38
Location: Negotiable

Statewide Infant Hearing (SWISH) and Preschooler Eyesight Screening (StEPS) Coordinator
Integrated Care Directorate

About the role:
The SWISH and StEPS Coordinator role will support the roll out of the newborn hearing services and 4 year old eye screens within the Western NSW LHD. This role works in partnership with maternity services and early childhood education settings.

The NSW Statewide Eyesight Preschooler Screening (StEPS) Program is an initiative of the NSW Health and offers all 4 year old children a free vision screening assessment.

The NSW Statewide Infant Screening Hearing (SWIS-H) Program aims to identify babies born with a significant hearing loss and introduce them to appropriate services as soon as possible.


This is a targeted position in accordance with GSE Rule 26: Employment of eligible persons. Whereby Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply and, where found suitable, will be given higher priority under affirmative action in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities. In the event there are no suitable Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants, then applications from non-Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be considered.

Where you’ll be working:
Western NSW is not your average health district. We’re a place where you can bring your purpose to life, broaden your scope through development & experience, and fast track your career. We value autonomy & responsibility, and will always support you in an inclusive, collaborative and caring team environment. As leaders in the delivery of virtual care, with innovation and continuous improvement at the heart of all roles, you’ll be part of shaping the future of rural health. It’s not always easy, but it will always be extremely rewarding.

Our focus of growing our own, and with less career competition - that promotion could be yours – accelerating your career way ahead of your metro colleagues. And as you are paid the same as in the city, the lower cost of living in our region means there is more left over for what you find fun!

Western NSW is a thriving region, where our towns and cities provide similar facilities to metropolitan areas with more time, more space and less stress. Traffic? There’s none out here – your commute is quick and you can spend more time doing the things you love, all while building a rewarding and meaningful career.

About us:
WNSWLHD is the largest employer in the region, with over 7,700 dedicated staff working across 3 major rural referral hospitals, 50 community health centres, numerous corporate and executive offices and 38 inpatient facilities – which include 25 multipurpose services and 4 district health services.

We are committed to building a workplace that values diversity, inclusion and belonging, by recognising and valuing the skills and strengths each person can bring to our organisation. As a vibrant and diverse region, rich in community and culture, we welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse groups.

Some of the benefits of working with us include:

• Genuine support in an inclusive, compassionate and caring team environment.
• Interesting and challenging work that will bring your purpose to life, broaden your scope and fast track your career.
• Greater autonomy and responsibility to reach your full potential.
• Opportunities to make an impact and shape the future of rural health through involvement in projects, innovations and research.
• Opportunities for learning and development, including access to a mentoring program and in-house training with our Organisational Development Unit and eLearning system.
• Access to Fitness Passport and free and confidential counselling services.