Dear Member,

Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) have advised about proposed realignment/changes of reporting lines at Hornsby Kuring-Gai Hospital (HKH).

NSLHD have proposed to change the following reporting lines and rename Environmental Services to ‘General Services’. According to NSLHD, these changes will not affect the FTE or service delivery of the team. Each of the manager positions mentioned below will be provided with an updated position description.

The wardsperson manager position will change from reporting to workforce nursing manager to the environmental services manager.

The patient support administration manager (PSAM) position will change from reporting to director of nursing and midwifery to manager corporate services.

The support services manager position will change reporting to corporate service manager to patient support administration manager (PSAM).

You can view the correspondence at the below links:

• Letter to HSU

What do you think? 

It’s important for union members to lead this discussion. How will this affect you? Please send your feedback on this proposal to [E-Mail not displayed] by Friday, 13 September 2024, using the subject line HKH Proposal of Reporting Line Changes. 

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New members can join at www.hsu.asn.au/join or call 1300 478 679.