Aps Level 6

2 months ago

Canberra, Australia National Health Funding Body Full time

**Job Reference Number **23-MBDHDIV-17368

**Classification **APS Level 6

**Job Title **Policy Officer

**Division **Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division

**Branch **Multiple Branches

**Section **Several Sections

**Applications open date **Monday 17 April 2023

**Applications closing date **Monday 08 May 2023

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

**Status **Ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time & Part-time

**Salary Range **$91,092 to $102,765

**Security Clearance **Baseline (Protected, Highly Protected, Restricted, Confidential)***

**Contact Officer Name**:Michael Ryan
**Phone**:02 6289 9037

**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 pre-employment medical (where

required).
- Providing evidence of qualifications.

**Division Responsibilities**

The Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division (MBDHD) plays a critical role in advising

Government and supporting access to medical services for all Australians by:

- Providing more affordable access to medical services for all Australians through a

contemporary Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) that is based on clinical evidence

and which supports the provision of high quality services
- Administering a range of schemes that support access to medical services through

improving the affordability of medical indemnity insurance for health practitioners
- Working collaboratively and constructively with diverse internal and external

stakeholders in a contested and challenging environment that respects the diversity

of clinical, private and public health financing interests, to promote the interests of

patients
- Support “Connected Care” with good policy advice for Government, with a focus on

Primary Care, Hospitals and Aged Care
- Leads Health’s relationship with Services Australia and the Australian Digital Health

Agency to improve delivery of Health Care policy and programs objectives of

Government

**Branch Responsibilities**
- **MBS Policy and Reviews Branch** supports the MBS Continuous Review function and

the ongoing implementation of recommendations from the MBS Taskforce and MBS

Review Advisory Committee to align Medicare items with contemporary clinical

evidence and improve health outcomes for patients. The Branch also has

responsibility for a wide range of MBS policy areas including general practice,

primary health care, telehealth, and several specialist disciplines.
- **MBS Policy and Specialist Services Branch** develops and implements Medicare

funded services that enable access to high quality, affordable health services. The

Branch advises on the listing of medical specialist services on the MBS, policy for

patient eligibility for Medicare, policy and infrastructure for radiation oncology

services, medical indemnity, the Medicare safety net arrangements and manages

several special patient health financing schemes. The Branch also develops and

implements legislation and regulations relating to MBS services including

international treaties and responses to COVID.
- **Diagnostic Imaging and Pathology Branch** supports access to high quality, safe,

efficient and clinically effective diagnostic imaging and pathology services. The

Branch is responsible for policy advice and analysis of these services under Medicare,

as well as quality management of pathology and diagnostic imaging services through

accreditation. The Branch also supports Government policy through provision of

quality MBS data analytics.
- **Digital Health Branch** develops, implements and evaluates Budget measures and

critical digital health projects to enhance national digital health systems, improve

health and wellbeing outcomes and experiences, for all Australians. We manage a

set of strategic Commonwealth priorities to establish new and emerging digital

enablement opportunities across the health ecosystem. The Branch is driving greater

interoperability (connections) and near real time data sharing between My Health

Record and Clinical Information Systems, particularly in relation to the primary, aged,

disability and acute care systems to improve health outcomes through consumer and

practitioner accessibility to critical healthcare information.
- **Digital and Service Design Branch** works to design, develop and evolve the systems

and services that support the COVID-19 vaccines, aged care, transitions of care and

electronic medicines programs. This includes services that support Australians to find

and book

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