Daryl Gibson will remain head coach for the Waratahs through 2018 following a coaching reshuffle, while Cam Blades will leave his role as assistant coach at the end of the season.
The reshuffle of the Waratahs backroom will also see Australia Under-20s and Northern Suburbs coach Simon Cron move into an assistant role under Gibson, while defence coach Nathan Grey will end his work with the Waratahs to join the Wallabies full-time under Michael Cheika.
The changes for the Waratahs come as a result of an internal review of roles and responsibilities which NSW Waratahs Chief Executive Andrew Hore says identified several areas where the Waratahs must improve, including coaching, physical conditioning, leadership and player responsibility,
"We need to improve in all those areas and Daryl Gibson is the right man to lead the organisation in making those changes," Andrew Hore said.
"We're initiating changes to ensure we have great talent coming through the ranks and we'll continue to put systems in place to provide the best environment for our team to be successful."
Gibson will also take on a specialist defence role within the team.
"It's never been about one area or one responsibility, we have to address a range of issues that we've identified and we'll continue to make changes to improve our performance," Gibson said.
"We've made changes to the roles and responsibilities that each of the coaches will take on and those changes will start from now."