Executive Level 1

**Job Reference Number **22-BIDHDIV-13878

**Classification **Executive Level 1

**Job Title **Assistant Director

**Division **Benefits Integrity and Digital Health Division

**Branch **Provider Support and Systems Branch

**Section **Systems Section

**Location **Hobart, TAS; Brisbane, QLD

**Status **Ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$108,680 - $123,951

**Contact Officer Name**:Luke Bricknell
**Phone**:0418 375 505

**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 an Australian Federal Police 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 Benefits Integrity and Digital Health Division is responsible for:

- Maintaining the affordability of Medical services in Australia by protecting the

Integrity of the Medicare payments system.
- Supporting healthcare providers:

- With delivery of education and information on appropriate use of Medicare.
- With digitally enabled programs to support clinical care and payment

systems.
- Designing consumer/patient centred digitally enabled programs across Health and

with key government partners.
- Leading Health’s relationship with Services Australia to improve the delivery of

Health and Aged Care policy, program and compliance objectives of Government.

**Branch Responsibilities**

The Provider Support and Systems Branch contributes to the department’s aims of

protecting the integrity of the Medicare system and ensuring communities have reasonable

access to PBS medicines by:

- Supporting the Division through maintenance and enhancement of its ICT, data

analytics, reporting and operational systems and capabilities; undertaking decision

reviews and oversighting quality management.
- Supporting Medicare service providers by providing advice on the interpretation of

MBS items.
- Approving suppliers of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines and

supporting the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority.
- Ensuring that all available legislated powers are applied to the recovery of debts

raised as a result of incorrect Medicare claiming.

**Section Responsibilities**

The Compliance Systems Section is responsible for developing and maintaining the Benefits

Integrity and Digital Health Division’s business model, workflow processes, procedures and

systems. In undertaking these functions, the section is responsible for:

- Assessing and implementing changes.
- Managing the division's change release cycles.
- Managing the strategic IT and data roadmap for the division.
- Providing support and training to all divisional staff.
- Developing new systems and tools to deliver compliance outcomes.
- Undertaking assurance and data review activities.***

**Key Responsibilities**

Lead and manage a team to:

- Develop business requirements for system and process changes.
- Implement system and process changes to enhance existing or create new case

management capabilities for Compliance and Debt Operations staff.
- Develop enhanced data visualisation and reporting capabilities.
- Undertake Project and Program Management activities to ensure the successful

delivery of agreed business outcomes.
- Manage internal and external relationships with key vendors and other government

departments.
- Operate as a senior leader within the Compliance System Section Leadership team.***

**Key Capabilities**
- Ability to lead, mentor and manage staff in a fast pace delivery environment.
- Ability to provide strategic management and long term release forecasting, whilst

also managing the day to day activities of the team.
- High level communication skills, with an ability to communicate in a concise manner

which is relevant to the audience.
- Ability to establish and build strong working relationships with both internal and

external staff and stakeholders.
- Ability to manage a program of work including setting project timelines, managing

competing priorities and providing visibility of progress and risk to the executive.
- Ability to work as part of a leadership team and embrace a test and learn culture.
- Ability to bring a user centred mindset to development and design activities.
- Ability to coach and develop staff.***

**Desirable Experience**
- Experience leading systems, business or change programs.
- Experience leading, coaching and managing staff.

the real potential to develop, the required skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications

to perform the role. These requirements are based on the information provided to you as

part of the jo