Allied Health Lead Policy and Projects (527434)

Job Description:

Choosing to advance your professional career in Tasmania means choosing connections with your colleagues and your community. Our smaller teams mean you are looked to for expertise and you will influence decisions about the development of our services. Your morning commutes don’t involve hours in traffic, and your time outside of work can be spent enjoying all that Tasmania has to offer.

Here, you can help shape the direction of Allied Health across the state, and learn alongside highly accomplished colleagues, while making your unique contribution to the lives of our diverse community. Being an allied health professional is among the most meaningful careers in the world. We invite you to do it in a meaningful place.

The role:

The Allied Health Lead Policy and Projects:

• Is responsible for leading the development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of allied health education, training and workforce development strategies and initiatives across the Department of Health and other agencies in partnership with key stakeholders. The role will research and investigate allied health education, training and workforce development issues and provide advice to inform strategic workforce policy and solutions.
• Works to establish and promote a positive culture of being a learning organisation and build capacity and capability in the allied health workforce through education, training, and workforce development.
• Formulate strategic allied health workforce advice based on research, critical thinking, and analysis, including assessment of risks, options and recommendations and develop high-level reports, briefings, submissions, and discussion papers to inform decisions.
• Develop and maintain strong linkages with the University of Tasmania and other educational institutions and promote a learning organisational culture by building capacity and capability for allied health services across agencies to support pre-entry student placements and early career allied health professionals.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

The team:

• You will work alongside and guide a small multidisciplinary team of experienced policy and project consultants and a project support officer.
• As a member of the leadership group, you will work closely with the Deputy and Chief Allied Health Advisors.
• This is a state-wide role, and the team is based in Hobart. Working arrangements outside Hobart will be considered.

Details of Appointment

Permanent full time, day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $120,114 - $130,181 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Please note that access to salaries beyond $126,845 is subject to qualifications.
• Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Satisfactory completion of an appropriate allied health professional course of study at a recognised tertiary institution and registered with the relevant National Board or, in the case of self-regulated allied health professions, eligible for membership with the relevant professional association.
   *Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. Relevant postgraduate qualifications
2. Current Driver’s Licence

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty

2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1–2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide and Statement of Duties prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• 527434 Allied Health Lead Policy and Projects HP04 (June 2024) CSU.pdf
• 527434 Allied Health Lead Policy and Projects HP04 (June 2024) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

For more information (Contact Officer)

Simon Watt

Position: Deputy Chief Allied Health Advisor
Phone: 0407 395 044
E-mail: [email protected]

Important information

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The Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values and perspectives.