Year-in-Review-2021-22 - Flipbook - Page 102
Workforce
Services
During 2021-22, we’ve continued to adapt
our workplaces, systems and communication
approach to respond to COVID-19. And while
our 16,000 District staff provide care for the
community, we have had a focus on the safety
and wellbeing of our staff too.
Highlights:
• Launched new Service Awards Program for
all staff – in the first year, 6000 employees will
be recognised for their contribution to NSW
Health over 10 years.
Our District workforce is a diverse and dedicated
team who come to work every day to make a
difference in the lives of others.
• 4137 offers of employment were accepted
through the Recruitment and Onboarding
(ROB) system and a further 1,090 employees
recruited offline.
Our staff are our most valuable resource.
We support and value their contribution to
our organisation.
• Launched the Sydney Local Health District
LinkedIn page to help support recruitment
campaigns.
We’re in a unique position to be able to offer
exciting, life-long careers. We’re continually
looking at new ways to engage and support our
staff, through staff wellbeing programs and
ways to provide a safe, supportive and healthy
work environment.
• Launched Disability and Inclusion Action Plan
(2022-2026) on the International Day of People
with Disability.
About Workforce Services
Our Workforce Services team leads the delivery
and governance of a wide range of employee
engagement strategies and human resource (HR)
service functions.
Strategies include change management,
diversity and inclusion, employee health and
wellbeing, employee relations, industrial relations,
performance development and management,
recruitment and retention, workforce planning
and workplace culture.
• Progressed the District Aboriginal Workforce
Action Plan 2022 – 2026.
• Implemented the Performance and Talent
system (PAT) across the District.
• Finalised the District’s Flexible Working
Guidelines.
72% of our workforce is
female and 28% male.
Service functions include employee transaction
processing, HR management reporting and
compliance, payroll support, and salary packaging.
Responding to COVID-19
Workforce Services continued to support the
COVID-19 pandemic response with over 3500
employees hired to assist including at Special
Health Accommodation and the NSW Health
Vaccination Centre; supported the deployment of
staff to services including RPA Virtual Hospital,
COVID-19 testing and COVID-19 vaccination as well
as frontline hospital services.
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23% of staff have greater than
10 years continuous service with
the District with 3% having greater
than 30 years continuous service.
Sydney Local Health District
