Administration Service Officer | Full-time Temporary With A Possibility Of Permanency

Closes: 05 April 2023

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 3
Salary: $68,685 – $73,920 plus superannuation
Position No: 53756 – 029IE
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 22 March 2023
Contact Officer: Liisa Teivonen on [email protected] or (02) 5124 2923

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

POSITION OVERVIEW

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au

The ACT COVID -19 Care@ Home Program is a program that cares for patients who have tested positive to the Delta variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, and are managed safely in the community. The ACT COVID – 19 Care@Home Program was developed to provide an outpatient monitoring service, with the aim to support patients at home and prevent hospital attendance and admission where feasible. It is staffed by Registered nurses.

The ACT COVID – 19 Care@Home program is a 7 day a week program, with hours of work ranging from 8:30am-5:00pm. The ACT COVID-19 Care@Home Program is managed by the Division of Medicine at Canberra Health Services (CHS).

The successful applicant will need to possess a strong work ethic and ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment, be committed to achieving positive results for the department and continually apply judgement, initiative, critical thinking and common sense.

ABOUT YOU

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, or Questioning (LGBTIQ) are particularly encouraged to apply.

Behavioural Capabilities

• Professional – ability to respond to and prioritise competing and often urgent requests in a calm and efficient manner. Excellent interpersonal skills and experience in establishing and maintaining internal and external working relationships
• Dedicated – Display professional and integrity while being adaptable and flexible to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs. Strong administrative and organizational skills with a high degree of drive
• Conscientious – self-directed with a high level of emotional intelligence,

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

• Have an understanding of how the National Standards and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
• CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.

Prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Obtain a Compliance Certificate from OMU (Occupational Medicine Unit) relating to assessment, screening, and vaccination processes against specified infectious diseases.

Note: This is a temporary position available for six months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

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Note

This is a temporary position available for six months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services