The Team:
Exciting opportunity to join an innovative team managing digital infrastructure technologies. Providing support to the Department of Health by providing expert technical leadership in the management, support, and continuous improvement of enterprise server and storage environments.
The Senior Consultant – Technical (529307) works within the Digital Health Services Division, a team dedicated to delivering robust, secure, and innovative technology solutions across Tasmania’s public health system. This team plays a critical role in supporting statewide digital transformation initiatives, including infrastructure modernization, system integration, and cybersecurity enhancements. The team collaborates closely with clinical, operational, and policy units to ensure technology aligns with health service needs and strategic goals. Known for its technical expertise and problem-solving capabilities, the team fosters a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and service excellence to support the Department’s mission of improving health outcomes for all Tasmanians.
The Role:
The role delivers expert and specialist consultancy services and/or technical solutions and/or technical project management to deliver to agreed strategy and complex technological issues. Through the application of technical expertise and standardised project methodologies as appropriate, the role interprets policy, implements strategy and scopes requirements to achieve results and enhance service delivery in line with the Department’s broader organisational goals.
Within this context, the role provides expert advice and specialist support to stakeholders; plans, designs, tests and implements effective information management and technology solutions; develops and maintains standards to ensure business continuity; undertakes deep research and analysis; and produces frameworks and/or plans.
While the scope of work is defined by the operational priorities of the assigned business unit, this role works closely with the manager, across teams and the broad range of stakeholders in the delivery of accurate, reliable and targeted business outcomes and to meet agreed briefs and branch service standards.
You will need to:
- Deliver complex technical consultancy, project or business as usual (BAU) within the assigned business unit to provide fit for purpose solutions. This may include: providing expert support and customer service to improve business capability; ensuring service continuity; investigating and resolving complex issues and incidents; analysing and mapping functional specifications; developing policy, methodologies and standards; integrating or modifying systems or processes; guiding and supporting team members to build team capability; champion new ways of working to optimise effectiveness.
- Lead assigned consultancy/projects/BAU taking accountability from planning to completion. This includes: identifying stakeholders, securing and coordinating resources, expectation management, risk management, and providing timely and accurate technical solutions to support outcomes. Manage budgets as directed, prepare business cases and contract management documentation and work closely with the line manager to set priorities and monitor progress for assigned activities.
- Provide high level specialised advice, direction and guidance to the line manager, customers and other stakeholders. Identify and address complex issues such as planning, implementation and delivery of innovative, cost-effective and sustainable technical solutions that meet customer requirements and improve the customer experience. The role may be required to represent the branch at business forums or meetings.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment:
Permanent full time, day worker (with on-call) position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
*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: $128,102 to $134,832 per annum. Our Employer 12% 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.
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Eligibility:
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in ICT or related discipline
- Appropriate technical certification in relevant specialist discipline
- Current Driver’s Licence
Position Features:
From time to time, the role may require:
- Some duties to be undertaken outside of normal working hours
- Travel between sites to be undertaken
- Potential intrastate or interstate travel
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.
*Applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Nigel Swanson
Position: Manager - Servers
Phone number: 0439 735 923
Email address: nigel.swanson@health.tas.gov.au
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