SESLHD Health Management Graduate Program

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Health Management Graduate Program.

Information about our 2027 Program and Applications 

About the SESLHD Health Management Graduate Program

The SESLHD Health Management Graduate Program is designed to develop skilled and capable health leaders and managers for the future.

We strongly encourage candidates from Aboriginal communities to apply for the program.

The SESLHD Health Management Graduate Program is a broad and comprehensive two-year program with two main components: 

1. Workplace Component
   Participants in the SESLHD Health Management Graduate Program work full-time for SESLHD, undertaking placements through such areas as Hospital Management, People and Culture, Finance and the Executive Unit. Throughout the program, SESLHD provides participants with a range of professional development opportunities, including training, attendance at conferences and events, and mentoring, designed to support and develop participants and prepare them for a successful career. 
2. Academic Component
   To complement the workplace learning and accelerate their knowledge, Management Graduates complete the Master of Health Leadership and Management on a part-time basis and in online mode within the two-year program. SESLHD is proud to partner with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) for the delivery of the academic component of the program.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the program you must:

• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
• Have completed an undergraduate degree in a related field from a recognised university provider.

• Relevant fields of study include: medicine, nursing, allied health, health sciences, biomedical sciences, dentistry, social sciences, social work, psychology, paramedicine, environmental health, health administration, policy studies or development studies.
• Have two years of full-time professional or volunteer experience in a relevant field.*

 *Fields of professional experience that are relevant include:

• Roles in health: Such as allied health, medicine, nursing, oral health, public health, environmental health or psychology.
• Roles in health service provision or health management in human services: Such as social work, community development, service navigation or case management.
• Roles that involve working specifically on health-related activities or portfolios: Such as health-focused positions in emergency services, management, research, engineering, law, science, mathematics and statistics, economics, journalism or policy.

For more information on the academic eligibility requirements, please see the 'Admission Requirements' section in the UNSW Master of Health Management Handbook 2026. 

Applications

Applications for our 2027 intake will open in August 2026

Application Process

The application process for the program has three stages:

• Application submitted online
• Skill Assessment
• Individual interviews - Face-to-face

Further information is available on the Application Process page. 

Key Dates

Below is an outline of key dates for the recruitment of the 2025 intake of the SESLHD Health Management Graduate Program.

Further information

If you have any questions, please reach out to the SESLHD Culture & Capability team: seslhd-CultureCapability@health.nsw.gov.au