Staff onboarding underway at Northern Beaches Hospital

14 April 2026
​The NSW Government is progressing work to transition Northern Beaches Hospital to the NSW Health system with onboarding underway for more than 1900 clinical and support staff who have accepted offers of employment. 

With the handover scheduled in less than a month, 96 per cent of job offers have been accepted with 1677 existing nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support service staff ready to work for NSW Health. In addition, about 200 cleaners and food service staff will join HealthShare NSW.

All junior medical officers (JMOs) and staff specialists have received their job offers, with visiting medical officers (VMOs) contracts issued in late March.

Northern Sydney Local Health District and HealthShare NSW has begun the onboarding campaign this week, with staff ordering uniforms in readiness for their first day of work as a NSW Health employee when the hospital transitions from private to public.

Thousands of uniforms are being ordered to ensure staff receive their NSW Health uniform the week before handover. 

Under the agreement for transition of the hospital: 
  • The entire 494-bed hospital will return to public ownership 
  • Clinical and support staff currently working at Northern Beaches Hospital have been offered jobs by NSW Health at the facility, and 
  • Staff entitlements to annual, long service and sick leave will transfer across from Healthscope to NSW Health. 

In March 2026, the NSW Government announced private surgery bookings would continue uninterrupted at Northern Beaches Hospital while the hospital transitions to the NSW Health system.

Private patients will continue to be booked by their surgeon under the current arrangements in place providing clarity for clinicians and patients as the hospital transitions to the public health system.

The NSW Government has also announced the state’s first High Volume Planned Surgery Hub  will be established at Northern Beaches Hospital, expanding the hospital’s role and helping reduce surgery wait times across NSW.

Up to an extra 5,000 surgeries will be performed at the hospital each year through the newly established Planned Surgery Hub.

The Minns Labor Government has sought to return the hospital into public hands in record time after the Liberals’ failed public private partnership.

Quotes attributable to NSW Minister for Health, Ryan Park:

“The onboarding of staff marks the next major milestone in the Northern Beaches Hospital’s transition from the private to public health system. 

“The NSW Government is looking forward to officially welcoming the hard-working staff of Northern Beaches Hospital to NSW Health.

“It is wonderful to see so many clinicians and health professionals choose to continue working at the hospital to care for the people of the Northern Beaches community.” 

Quotes attributable to NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce AM:

“On behalf of NSW Health, I am looking forward to welcoming so many professional, hard-working, and caring staff from Northern Beaches Hospital into our family.

“While this period has undoubtedly been challenging for those working at Northern Beaches Hospital, they have continued to make sure providing safe, high-quality care for their patients and community is the top priority.

“I’d also like to once again sincerely thank all those working so hard to make sure this significant and complex transition is as smooth as possible for all involved.”

Quotes attributable to Northern Sydney Local Health District Chief Executive Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM:

“There is an incredible amount of work occurring with staff at both Northern Beaches Hospital and Northern Sydney Local Health District to onboard the thousands of people who will be joining NSW Health.

“While our focus is on preparing for handover, the delivery of safe patient care remains at the forefront of everything we are planning.

“I look forward to working alongside the staff of Northern Beaches Hospital and caring for our community.”