Watch the short video below to find out about why we need to think about the future and how NSW Health is preparing for the future.
NSW Health is committed to achieving a 'fit-for-purpose' workforce for the future. The Future Workforce Unit leads the discussion and shapes the vision for the future NSW Health workforce. We provide specialist knowledge of horizon scanning, strategic foresight and strategic workforce planning.
Established in 2018, the Focus on the Future Workforce Initiative was created to support a resilient and digitally enabled workforce that is prepared for the future. After five years of delivery, and local and global disruptions changing the way we think and plan for the future, it was time for a reset. In June 2023, the Future Workforce Unit was established.
The Future Workforce Unit:
Workforce planning is:
Strategic workforce planning is:
Workforce planning at NSW Health consists of a complex set of layers addressing different types of workforce approaches. Strategic workforce planning typically takes a five-year view on forecasting and planning. Our work supports a longer-term view of planning and preparing our workforce for the future.
Types of workforce planning in NSW Health
Ministry of Health
Future of work planning for a 10-year horizon and beyond by the Ministry of Health, through:
Strategic workforce planning for a two to 10-year horizon by the Workforce Planning and Talent Development Branch, through:
NSW Health
The NSW Health Workforce Plan 2022-2032 states: ‘Our leaders are abreast of the factors driving future changes in workforce models and ready for gaps and emerging disruptions.’
The NSW Health system of today plays an important role in helping to identify and co-design the workforce, skills, capabilities and technologies of the future. Advances in technology, innovative models of health delivery and changing needs of our consumers present significant opportunities to build a stronger, more flexible, patient-centred health system in NSW.
To stay abreast of these opportunities:
If you want to know more about the Future Workforce Team, email us: MOH-WPTD-FutureWorkforceUnit@health.nsw.gov.au