Workforce planning is how we ensure NSW Health trains, recruits and retains a ‘fit for purpose’ workforce. This is an ongoing process to anticipate future service demands and supply challenges and develop strategies to address them.

NSW Health develops workforce strategies, programs and publications to assist health services to support Aboriginal workforce growth, capability and supply while ensuring culturally safe work spaces, practices and patient environments.

Allied health professionals provide services to enhance and maintain function of their patients within a range of settings including hospitals, private practice, community health and in-home care.

NSW Health is implementing significant enhancements to the nursing and midwifery workforce with the introduction of ratios and additional supplementary roles.

Talent management is a key priority area for NSW Health. We want to attract the best quality people and provide opportunities so that those with the greatest potential are enabled to deliver positive outcomes for our patients, communities and people.

The nursing and midwifery workforce make up the largest occupational group in NSW health. There are roles for nurses and midwives to support our community in all locations across the state, from metropolitan, to regional, and rural and remote services.