The Team:
Located within the newly created office of the Chief Clinical Information Officer the Clinical Informatics & Digital Health Innovation team (CIDHI) champions digital health adoption and innovation across the Department. Supporting user engagement, design and use of digital health solutions, digital workflow design and transformation, digital capability development, use of consistent and universal language for healthcare information and alignment with the national digital health work program.
The Role:
The Senior Policy and Project Officer is expected to contribute to, and support the delivery of, CI&DHI priorities through:
Planning, coordinating and delivering approved projects or strategic initiatives.
Researching and conducting detailed analysis on issues relating to contemporary digital information management, use and sharing.
Preparing high-level written communications for a variety of audiences, including development of briefings, policies and providing general authoritative and specialised advice.
Consulting across CI&DHI work streams to drive unified and consistent communication, education, and awareness to target audiences.
You will need to
- Prepare and/or undertake high-level briefings, advice, analysis, reports, plans, business documentation, submissions and correspondence for a diverse audience including executive, senior management, clients, and other stakeholders.
- Manage project planning and delivery, including preparation of project documentation, business requirements, engagement planning and delivery, risk and issues analysis and review of project outcomes/outputs to ensure alignment with strategic objectives, policy, and procedures.
- Proactively seek, develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders to ensure CI&DHI engagement and communications strategies are appropriately tailored to the needs of target audiences.
Position Features:
- From time to time, the role may require:
- Some duties to be undertaken outside normal working hours
- Travel between sites to be undertaken
- Intra and/or Interstate travel
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment:
Multiple Vacancies.
Fixed term full time, day worker position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 30 December 2026.
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Fixed term full time, day worker position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 16 June 2026.
*notwithstanding hours to 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, part time, and casual vacancies.
Salary:
$107,899 to $122,292 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
- Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022.
Benefits available to eligible candidates
- A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
- Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.
Eligibility:
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in business management, information management, information systems, ICT project management or related discipline
- Current Driver’s Licence
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
Application Guide:
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Nicole Kinghorn
Position: Director - Clinical Informatics and Digital Health Innovation
Phone number: 0457 542 809
Email address: nicole.kinghorn@health.tas.gov.au
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