Medical Officer

**Job Reference Number **22-MRDIV-14951

**Classification **Medical Officer 2

**Job Title **Medical Officer - Class 2

**Division **Medicines Regulation Division

**Branch **Pharmacovigilance Branch

**Section **COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Assessment Section

**Location **Fairbairn, ACT, Paramatta, NSW, Melbourne, VIC, Brisbane, QLD

**Status **Non-ongoing

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

**Salary Range **$137,394 - $144,764

**Mandatory Qualifications **A degree in medicine from a recognised educational institution
and registration (or eligibility for registration) as a medical
practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
Agency (AHPRA).

**Contact Officer Name**:Sophie Russell

**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**

new medicines and variations to existing medicines for supply in Australia. MRD makes

decisions to approve or reject market authorisation of medicines that are imported,

exported, manufactured, and supplied in Australia. MRD also has responsibility for ongoing

monitoring of medicines approved for supply in Australia to ensure they continue to

maintain an appropriate level of quality, safety and efficacy following entry into the

Australian marketplace.

**Branch Responsibilities**

The Pharmacovigilance Branch (PB) oversees the critical function of ensuring that medicines

maintain an appropriate level of quality, safety and efficacy following entry into the

Australian marketplace. PB also manage medicine shortages, oversee access to therapeutic

products for clinical trials, run inspection programs focused on Good Clinical Practice and

compliance with sponsors’ pharmacovigilance obligations and undertake other high profile

projects.

**Section Responsibilities**

The COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Assessment Section (CVCAS) is responsible for the assessment

of medical information for claims submitted to the COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme. The

COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme assists people who suffer moderate to significant harm

following an adverse reaction to a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine. It provides a simple,

streamlined process to compensate eligible people for their harm without the need for

complex legal proceedings.***

**Key Responsibilities**

The medical officer level 2 (MO2) is a key member of the vaccine claim assessment team.

The MO2 supports the MO3s and MO4 in the section providing day to day technical advice

and expertise.

This includes but is not limited to:

- Assessing claims against pre-agreed criteria.

requirements.
- Appropriately escalating complexities and/or seeking advice on issues where

required.

choosing a course of action to manage complex and/or sensitive issues.
- Where required, contributing to development of new internal procedures and

guidance in order to efficiently and effectively undertake claims scheme

responsibilities.
- Managing and organising work in the context of sensitive issues, competing priorities

and conflicting interests.
- Under broad direction, working with autonomy in decision-making and exercising

astute judgement and a high level of discretion.***

**Key Capabilities**
- Comprehensive level medical knowledge, regulatory or medicolegal knowledge.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including ability to communicate

effectively with staff and members of the public who may not have a technical

background.
- Ability to work flexibly within a team, problem solve, and achieve results within a

high-pressured environment.
- Ability to evaluate ambiguous and incomplete information and make balanced

decisions using professional judgement and technical knowledge in the context of a

complex and changing environment.
- Ability to draw on professional knowledge and technical skills to contribute towards

workflow management and strategic directions.

**Minimum Requirements**

RecruitAbility is a scheme which aims to attract and develop applicants with disability and

also facilitate cultural changes in selection panels and agency recruitment. All vacancies for

the Department of Health and Aged Care are advertised under the RecruitAbility Scheme.

Job applicants with disability who:

- opt into the scheme
- declare they have disability, and
- meet the minimum requirements of a vacancy advertised under the scheme

are advanced to a further stage in the selection process.
More information on RecruitAbility can be