Business Manager - Office of Executive Director Medical Services

at  ACT Health

DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 3-6 Month Contract with the possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Senior Officer Grade B (PN 44634)
Salary: $142,329 - $159,780 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran
Section: Office of Executive Director Medical Services
Closing Date: 14 July 2024

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE BY SUBMITTING A COPY OF YOUR CV ALONG WITH A 2-PAGE COVER LETTER OR PITCH, RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION CRITERIA, LISTED IN THE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Natasha Lawrence at (02) 5124 3596 or at Natasha.Lawrence@act.gov.au.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Medical Services (EDMS), the Business Manager provides high level support and advice to the EDMS and leads the provision of executive support and government business coordination for the division. The Business Manager is responsible for co-ordinating, driving and delivering the objectives of the division’s business, safety and quality, and work health and safety plans, and works closely with the other divisions across CHS. The role requires highly developed written and oral communication skills, ability to be adaptable and responsive, and to quickly acquire knowledge and understanding of situations and subject matter.
The EDMS is the executive lead of the Medical Services Group, which draws together professional oversight of the CHS medical staff with operational oversight of the services ordered by medical staff in the diagnosis and treatment of patients at CHS. The group includes medical imaging, pathology, pharmacy, medical officers credentialing support education and training, health care technology management, General Practitioner liaison, CHS library, prevocational education and training, and the ACT Blood Counts program.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.