Executive Level 1 - Canberra, Australia - National Health Funding Body

National Health Funding Body

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Canberra, Australia

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Description

Job Reference Number 23-HWDIV-19088

Classification Executive Level 1

Job Title Policy and Program Manager (several positions)

Division Health Workforce Division

Branch Various

Section Various

Applications open date Friday, 11 August 2023

Applications closing date Thursday, 31 August 2023

Location Canberra ACT, Sydney NSW, Adelaide SA, Hobart TAS,
Melbourne VIC, Perth WA, Brisbane QLD, Darwin NT

Status Ongoing

Employment type Full-time & Part-time

Salary Range $111,940 - $127,670

Security Clearance Baseline (Protected, Highly Protected, Restricted, Confidential)***
Contact Officer Name:Stuart Riley

Phone:

**Eligibility

To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health and Aged Care

applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made

An applicant's suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a

variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:

Satisfactory completion of a criminal history check, and where relevant a

Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check.

Completion of a medical declaration and preemployment medical (where

required).

Providing evidence of qualifications.

Division Responsibilities
The Health Workforce Division works to ensure all Australians have access to high quality
health services through the development of evidence-based policies and programs that
deliver a sustainable, highly trained and well-distributed workforce.

The Division aims to:

Ensure Australia's health workforce is well distributed through incentives, regulation

and targeted training.

Fill gaps in the distribution of the workforce, supporting access to health services for

rural Australians through outreach services.

Improve the quality of the health workforce through training programs, policy

settings and support for national regulatory arrangements.

Branch Responsibilities
The Workforce Distribution Branch oversees the Department's efforts to improve equitable
access to health professionals, including operation of the Bonded Medical Program and
legislative levers such as section 19AA, 19AB and 3GA of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

The Workforce Planning and Strategies Branch is responsible for developing strategic policy
advice in relation to workforce planning and reform, including maintaining and improving
the quality of the health workforce.

The Workforce Incentives and Innovation Branch aims to improve access to health services
in regional., rural and remote areas, through outreach programs, scholarship, locum and
rural recruitment support programs, and development of innovative models of care.

The Workforce Training Branch manages the Governments investment into the health
training programs, by supporting the training and education of Australia's health workforce,
including training reform and regional training.

The Workforce Data Intelligence Unit collects and analyses a wide range of health workforce
and related data to inform workforce policy development and decision making across the
health portfolio.

**Key Responsibilities

Effectively represent the branch, department and government in intragovernmental

and public fora and communicate effectively with key internal and external
stakeholders.

Engage positively and effectively with internal and external stakeholders to support

policy development and program implementation.

Contribute to establishment and maintenance of team processes, promote

collaboration and a positive high-performance culture.

Take the lead on policy development/implementation/analytical tasks as needed.
Lead the development and drafting of high quality and timely papers, briefings,

- reports and other ministerial/parliamentary documentation as required.

Supervise, mentor and support APS level staff and ensure they have the opportunity

to lead and contribute to the work of the team to the best of their ability, managing
performance issues as they arise.

Key Capabilities
Overall, the EL1 Integrated Leadership System (ILS) capabilities and work standards apply.
- managers/classifications/integrated-leadership-system-ils/ils-resources-profiles
- comparatives-and-self-assessment/integrated-leadership-system-ils-el1-profile Specifically,
people with the following capabilities are encouraged to apply: