Director - Health Workforce Planning

$170,409 to $188,400 per annum + 12% Super

The Team - Health Workforce Planning Unit:

• Leads multidisciplinary workforce planning to support a sustainable health system.
• Collaborates across sectors to align workforce strategies with service and training needs.
• Strengthens workforce data and policy to guide responsive, evidence-based planning.

The role:

• Leads the development and implementation of strategic health workforce policy and planning, ensuring alignment with the Health Workforce 2040 (HW2040) Strategy and broader system objectives.
• Provides high-level specialist advice and authoritative decisions on workforce strategy issues at both State and National levels, including translating national reforms into Tasmanian practice.
• Represents Tasmania in national forums, advising on workforce needs and developing innovative strategies to address barriers and opportunities across the health system.

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

You will need:

• Demonstrated high level knowledge and understanding of the health and human services sector, and the political, social and organisational environment together with extensive knowledge of contemporary national and state workforce issues, trends and workforce change management.
• Demonstrated specialist knowledge and extensive experience in leading and managing workforce strategy, policy and long term planning in a large and complex organisation.
• Proven capacity to operate with a significant degree of autonomy in a complex specialised environment with high levels of adaptability and flexibility and proven high-level capacity to deal effectively with competing priorities, pressure, ambiguity, and change.

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 position, working 76hours 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:$170,409 to $188,400 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

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field (e.g. human resources, health management, law, corporate governance, management) and/or extensive experience in the management and delivery of workforce strategy and planning preferably in a health setting.

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

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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.

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Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

What it is like working at the Department of Health?

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Public Health Services works to improve and protect the health and wellbeing for all Tasmanians.

We work with many people and organisations across a wide range of areas and at all levels of government to:

protect Tasmanians from public and environmental health hazards

prevent and reduce chronic (long-term) conditions at the population level

help people achieve their best possible health.

We assess and manage public health risks including environmental health, radiation protection and communicable diseases.

We also monitor the health status of Tasmanians to help inform decision-making and health priorities.

We work by setting polices and delivering or funding programs that aim to improve rates of physical activity and good nutrition, ensure healthy environments, and reduce the harms from tobacco.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website.

Public Health Services works to improve and protect the health and wellbeing for all Tasmanians.

We work with many people and organisations across a wide range of areas and at all levels of government to:

protect Tasmanians from public and environmental health hazards

prevent and reduce chronic (long-term) conditions at the population level

help people achieve their best possible health.

We assess and manage public health risks including environmental health, radiation protection and communicable diseases.

We also monitor the health status of Tasmanians to help inform decision-making and health priorities.

We work by setting polices and delivering or funding programs that aim to improve rates of physical activity and good nutrition, ensure healthy environments, and reduce the harms from tobacco.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website.

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