Senior Policy Officer

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Detail information about job Senior Policy Officer. Terms and conditions vacancy

Role Title: Senior Policy Officer
Employment Type: Full Time ? Temporary (Up until November 2019). Secondment Opportunities Available
Role Classification: Clerk Grade 9/10
Remuneration:  $108,044.00 - $119,061.00 plus superannuation and annual leave loading
Hours per Week: 35
Location: North Sydney (Moving to St Leonards mid 2020)
Requisition ID: REQ53399
Closing Date: 23 July 2018 11:59pm

About this role
This role supports the Principal Policy Officer, Surgery by developing and supporting the implementation of best practice policies, programs, projects, and activities for the Ministry of Health, public health organisations, and related government agencies. The role provides policy advice to support the achievement of NSW Health?s objectives in relation to health system purchasing and performance with specific focus on elective surgery waitlist management.

Where you'll be working
System Purchasing Branch, NSW Ministry of Health.
System Purchasing Branch (SPB) partners with the health system to purchase and enable quality health care service delivery. SPB is responsible for developing and operationalising the Purchasing Framework for NSW Health, leading the development and negotiation of the Service Agreements with NSW Health entities and providing expert advice and targeted support in emergency access, surgical services and ambulatory care to improve health system performance and ultimately, the health outcomes for people in NSW.

What you'll be doing
The Senior Policy Officer provides information and advice to Senior Executives, staff within the Ministry of Health, public health organisations and related government agencies on elective surgery access. A key component of this role is providing advice to the public through the Surgery Access Line. The role undertakes review of NSW Health policies in the surgery portfolio and assists the Principal Policy Officer, Surgery in performance monitoring for Local Health Districts to meet elective surgery access targets. The Senior Policy Officer role will plan, manage and monitor projects assigned to the surgery team and prepare high quality written reports, briefs, correspondence as required to respond to agency or government requests 
 
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1. Click here for the Role Description
   
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3. All applicants must attach a response to the two targeted questions (1-2 pages) and your CV (no more than 5 pages)
   
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For role related queries or questions contact Sarah Marmara on [email protected]
 
 TARGETED QUESTIONS (1-2 pages)
 
If you do not include responses to the below questions your application will not be considered
 
Q1) Detail an occasion where you were required to manage an issue with conflicting pressures from stakeholders - what was your approach, and how did you ensure you maintained effective working relationships with all parties?
 
Q2) Give an example of a time when you used your fact-finding skills to gain information needed to solve a problem; how you analysed the information and came to a decision.
 
The Ministry of Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
 
To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be one of the following:
?  an Australian Citizen, or
?  a permanent resident of Australia, or
?  a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
?  a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia

You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia.
 
To learn more about working at the Ministry of Health, please visit our career portal.
 

Applications Close: 23 July 2018 11:59pm