Project Support Officer, Medication Safety

**Project Support Officer, Medication Safety**
**Clinical Excellence Commission**

**Where you'll be working**

The Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) is committed to providing leadership in safety and quality to improve health care for patients in NSW. The primary focus of the CEC is to promote and support improved clinical care, safety and quality across the NSW public health system, and to meet functions specified by the Minister for Health. The CEC Strategic Plan places priority on delivering high performing reliable systems and ensuring safety and quality in the provision of healthcare for ‘every patient, every time’ is consistent across NSW Health.

**What you'll be doing**

The Project Support Officer will provide comprehensive high-level project support to the Principal Lead, Medication Safety and Quality and the Medication Safety Team as well as project support to work within the Directorate as requested.

**What are we looking for?**
- Ability to manage a full range of administrative support functions for the Principal Lead, Medication Safety and Quality and other members of the Medication Safety Team.
- Ability to manage time effectively and manage workload within conflicting and tight deadlines
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff at all levels.

**What can we offer you?**
- Career Development
- A culture focused on core values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment
- One Allocated Day Off (ADO) in each 28 day roster cycle

**Employment Type**: Full Time - Permanent
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 1
**Remuneration**: $78,079.00 - $105,030.00 per annum, plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 40 (38hrs Standard + 2hrs toward ADO)
**Requisition ID**: REQ407059
**Location**: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards
- An up-to-date resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role.
- A cover letter and completed online questionnaire addressing each of the below selection criteria.
- 2x referees will need to be supplied prior to an offer being made.

**Selection Criteria**
- Demonstrated experience in providing high calibre project management support to project officers or senior managers including high-level administrative services to ensure project aims are met
- Ability to handle highly confidential information and data with the utmost discretion.
- Demonstrated organisational skills and experience working in a high volume and demanding professional environment with a capacity to prioritise competing demands and achieve results with a customer focused approach.
- Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as capacity to anticipate and meet the needs of the Senior Manager as well as complete tasks independently with mínimal supervision and direction
- High Level proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel for administrative tasks
- Demonstrated understanding of clinical terminology.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to maintain relationships with staff and stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to utilise information systems to achieve a high level of competence and accuracy in documentation management (for example, HP Content Manager)

**Need more information?**

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For role related queries or questions contact **Lucy Nair**:

- Please note: _**_This position is a Permanent position and requires full working rights in Australia_**_ for the duration of the assignment. If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia you may be offered employment in line with the conditions of your visa._

**Our Commitment to Diversity**

For more information, visit our Aboriginal Workforce Page or contact our Access and Inclusion Team.

To be eligible for employment in the role you must be one of the following. 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:

- 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

**COVID-19 Vaccination Compliancy**

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any