The Team:

The Role:

• Play a key role in enabling seamless, secure and reliable system integration across Tasmania’s public health environment. As an Application Integration Specialist, you will work within a highly skilled technical team responsible for designing, implementing and supporting integration services that connect clinical applications across a complex, state-wide ecosystem.

• This is a hands-on technical role with meaningful impact. You will contribute to the delivery and continuous improvement of integration platforms, interfaces and data exchange solutions that ensure critical systems can communicate effectively and support patient care, operational services and business outcomes. Leveraging your expertise, you will help analyse requirements, design integration solutions, and troubleshoot complex issues within a 24×7 environment.

• Working closely with stakeholders, vendors and technical teams, you will provide specialist advice, technical leadership and guidance to ensure integration services are robust, scalable and aligned with enterprise architecture and standards. You will play an important role in enhancing interoperability, improving service delivery and supporting the evolving digital health landscape.

• For candidates seeking a role with purpose, technical depth and variety, this position offers the opportunity to contribute to essential health services by enabling the systems that support hospitals, clinicians, and the broader Tasmanian community.

You will need:

• Proven record of achievement in delivering innovative integration solutions, services and/or expert technical support within a complex ICT environment, including system interfaces, middleware or API-based integrations.

• ‘Can-do approach’ demonstrated by a successful track record of working collaboratively with technical specialists, vendors and non-technical stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes and foster a positive team culture.

• Strong conceptual and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated experience in analysing requirements, designing and implementing integration solutions, and resolving complex technical issues in fast-paced and evolving environments.

• Experience in planning, coordinating and delivering integration-related initiatives or projects, including managing risks, stakeholders and competing priorities to achieve successful outcomes.

• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate complex technical integration concepts into clear, meaningful information for business and clinical audiences.

• Experience in clinical systems integration standards such as HL7 and FHIR-based will be highly regarded

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

Why Tasmania:

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Details of appointment:

Permanent full time, day worker 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:

• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• 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 $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 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

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: 

Senior Consultant - Technical ICT 4.PDF

Application Guide:  

Applicant Guide.docx

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.

Scott Carlson
Manager -Clinical Application Services
0459 416 078
scott.carlson@health.tas.gov.au 

What it is like working at the Department of Health? 

Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in Department of Health. Listen to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania!

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Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023).

Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.