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Lead the way in supporting our people as Director of Staff Wellbeing

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, the Director of Staff Wellbeing holds one of SALHN's most influential people leadership positions. You'll drive a strategic, evidence-informed approach to staff wellbeing across the entire network - Working alongside professional leads, corporate leaders, and Clinical Governance to rapidly identify and address both local and systemic factors that affect how staff experience work. As a member of the SALHN Safety Council and Chair of the Staff Wellbeing Advisory Group, your voice will reach the Executive and Board, giving your work genuine organisational impact.

About the role: 

• Provide leadership of SALHN's organisation-wide and profession-specific wellbeing programs including Schwartz Rounds, and Employee Assistance Programs.
• Support Divisions, units, and teams to develop their own wellbeing portfolios, using our established network of wellbeing champions and tailoring initiatives to meet the differing needs of staff groups
• Prepare business cases, project plans, and manage procurement processes to resource and sustain wellbeing initiatives across the network
• Collaborate with local, national, and international groups - including universities and external agencies to maintain evidence-based best practice and foster a culture of research enquiry within SALHN

About you:

• Proven experience delivering workplace wellbeing programs, with the ability to translate and implement evidence-based staff wellbeing research within a health service setting
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to establish and sustain networks across all levels of a complex organisation
• Sound understanding of Work Health and Safety principles, Quality Management frameworks, National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, and person and family centred care
  

This position is multi-classified at MD02, RN/M5.1, AHP5, and ASO8. Qualification requirements vary by classification. Please refer to the attached Role Description for further details.

Want To Know More? Contact: Chelsea Crack, Executive Assistant to Chief People Officer, on (08) 8204 4818, or Chelsea.Crack@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 28th October 2026

Attachments:

• Role Description: MDO2
  
• Role Description: AHP5
• Role Description: ASO8
• Role Description RN5.1
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Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 953198