St George Hospital - Acting Manager - Sleep Study Centre

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 18 April 2027
Position Classification: Senior Scientific Officer
Remuneration: $121,581.81 - $159,582.42 per annum plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Applications Close: 30 August 2026

REQ680669 – St George Hospital - Acting Manager - Sleep Study Centre

This temporary full-time role is for a 26-week appointment, with the possibility of extension pending service requirements, relevant approval and performance.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced sleep scientist to step into a leadership role within the St George Hospital Sleep Study Centre, one of the region's leading public sleep services. As Acting Manager, you will lead a skilled team of sleep scientists and nurses, oversee the delivery of high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic sleep services, and play a key role in workforce development, quality improvement and clinical governance. Combining advanced technical expertise with people leadership, you will help shape the future direction of the service while supporting excellence in patient care, research and education.

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, 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.

All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees. All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, that they comply with any reasonable instruction that is given them and with any reasonable policies/procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, as well as notifying any hazards/risks or incidents to their managers. 

Located within the new Kensington Street Building, the Sleep Study Centre forms part of a significant investment in the future of public healthcare delivery at St George Hospital. The purpose-built facility brings together a broad range of clinical services, creating a central hub for outpatient and ambulatory care. Staff benefit from working in a modern healthcare environment that promotes collaboration, supports contemporary models of care and is designed to meet the growing needs of the local community.

Additional Benefits
 

• Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, Novated Leasing; and Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
• Health & wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.

Selection Criteria:

1.       A science or applied science degree from an approved university requiring three years of full-time study or an equivalent qualification. A post-graduate degree related to respiratory science, biomedical engineering or management is desirable but not essential.

2.       Possess sound scientific knowledge with the ability to solve problems, assist in the development of new methodologies and perform routine and/or more complex investigations on a day-to-day basis.

3.       Registered or registry eligible for the Board of Polysomnographic Technologist qualification - Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT); or Accredited Clinical Physiologist (Sleep); or equivalent.

4.       Demonstrated proficiency with all process to completed sleep studies, including setting up and monitoring patients for overnight/daytime studies, pressure titration and scoring.

5.       Demonstrated experience in laboratory national accreditation process.

6.       Ability to supervise a team and coordinate work in an effective manner.

7.       Proficient with Sleep Technology software and hardware.

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For role related queries or questions, please contact Andrew Ng via email at *********@health.nsw.gov.au

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Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email ***************@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required. 

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