Senior Policy and Briefings Officer

19 hours ago

Herston, Queensland, Australia Department of Health - Queensland Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

What you'll do

Reporting to the Manager, Liaison, this position forms part of the liaison team in Pathology Queensland which is responsible for:

  • Management, coordination and facilitation of critical policy, service, and operational issues within the Organisation.
  • Dealing with emergent and potentially contentious issues concerning patients, clinical practice, health service delivery and related issues.
  • A critical component of the conduit for Departmental officers and staff of the Minister's Office, facilitating the provision of concise and accurate information in situations requiring a rapid response.
  • Undertaking time critical special projects as directed by senior officers.

About you

We are searching for someone who has:

  • High level understanding of Queensland Health's operations, policies, services, and structures to enable the timely identification of areas within the organisation to provide necessary advice, and source information to meet rapid and urgent information needs of staff of the Minister's Office and/or senior executives.
  • Highly developed written, analytical and research skills, including issue identification and effective problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to develop sensitive and practical responses to complex issues.
  • Demonstrated experience preparing and/or reviewing complex reports, submissions, briefing notes and other correspondence and providing concise advice for a range of executive-level and ministerial stakeholders.
  • Highly developed communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills to enable effective interaction with stakeholders at all levels and an ability to negotiate, build relationships, and manage sensitive matters within a large, decentralised health service organisation influence stakeholder.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes:

Competitive salaries

  • 12.75% superannuation
  • 17.5% leave loading

Employee wellbeing

  • Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
  • Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.

Professional development

  • Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further
  • Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
  • Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.

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