Job Reference Number 22-PCDIV-14137

Classification APS Level 5

Job Title Project and Policy Officers (Multiple Positions)

Division Primary Care Division

Branch Primary Health and Palliative Care Branch

Section Several

Location Woden, ACT

Status Ongoing & Non-ongoing

Employment type Full-time

Salary Range $79,002 - $85,437

Security Clearance Baseline (Protected, Highly Protected, Restricted, Confidential)

Contact Officer Name: Rachel Williamson
Phone: 02 6289 2536
Email: rachel.williamson@health.gov.au

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 Primary Care Division leads and delivers policy reform and programs to support

equitable access to quality, coordinated and culturally appropriate primary health care

services. Primary Care operates at the centre of the health system to improve the health

and wellbeing of all Australians across the life course.

Branch Responsibilities

The Primary Health and Palliative Care Branch has four sections which are responsible for

the delivery of innovative projects designed to meet the emerging needs of the primary care

sector. The Branch fosters a culture of inclusiveness, collaboration and high performance,

where individuals are encouraged at all levels to lead in their area of responsibility. The span

of work is diverse, covering maternity policy and reform, stillbirth and preterm birth

prevention activities, national leadership of palliative care, pilots to test new approaches to

areas such as domestic and family violence, wounds management and patient navigation, as

well as after-hours policy and the management of Healthdirect Australia. We work in

partnership with external stakeholders, across the department, with other agencies, and

with state and territory governments to achieve outcomes.

Section Responsibilities

The Primary Care Governance and Implementation Section has responsibility for national

maternity policy, including implementing a significant program of work to reduce

preventable stillbirths under the National Stillbirth Action and Implementation Plan and to

reduce the preterm birth rate nationally.

The Primary Health Care Policy Section is responsible for delivering policy and programs to

improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians across the life course. The Section

manages a range of innovative pilots which look to provide strong evidence bases for

delivery of policy recommendations to the Government within primary care.

The After Hours and Healthdirect Section is responsible for after-hours policy and the

Primary Health Network After Hours Program. The Section is also responsible for

Healthdirect Australia.

Key Responsibilities

Four APS 5 positions will be engaged across three Sections in the Primary Health and

Palliative Care Branch and will variously:

• Assist in developing advice in relation to stillbirth prevention, maternal policy and

guideline development, including undertaking research and analysis to support new

policy, program evaluation and performance reporting;

• Assist with the implementation and management of funding agreements to support

health system navigation for victims-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence;

• Provide policy advice and guidance on Healthdirect services and provide secretariat

support for the Healthdirect Commonwealth Shareholder Committee representative;

• Contribute to program and policy implementation, including grant and contract

management activities (e.g. managing funding arrangements), program evaluation, and

reporting on project milestones;

• Provide secretariat and coordination duties, including organising meetings and drafting

agenda papers and briefs;

• Assist in the preparation of high-quality correspondence, including briefings, minutes

and reports ranging in complexity;

• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including

government stakeholders;

• Keep accurate and comprehensive records, including project documentation;

• Assist in undertaking and managing financial, grant and procurement processes (seeking

quotes, processing invoices, reconciling finances);

• Analyse, interpret and evaluate information/data from a broad range of sources; and

• Other duties in line with the APS 5 work level standard as directed.

Key Capabilities

• Sound judgement and organisational skills and proven ability to take responsibility for

work, prioritising tasks and producing quality outputs to meet tight deadlines;

• Ability to work in a team-based environment, as well as under limited direction and the

ability to be adaptable and responsive;

• Well-developed communication skills and an ability to develop and maintain

relationships with internal and external stakeholders in a complex environment;

• Demonstrated conceptual and analytical skills, including sound judgement and the

ability to interpret data, reports, and other information;

• Ability to understand the policy landscape with sound judgement and capability to

provide clear advice and identify opportunities;

• Ability to contribute to timely and high-quality outcomes that influence policy makers

and effectively implement the Government’s decisions; and

• Ability to show initiative, be proactive, innovative and inclusive.

Application Response

Your application will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate that you possess, or have

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 job advertisement, in line with the APS Work Level Standards.

Applicants are required to provide a statement of claims framed around the key duties and

key capabilities. Your statement of claims should be no more than one page in total with a

font no smaller than size 10. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not

be considered.

Work Environment Description

Responsibilities – As detailed in Section 28 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 while at
work, a worker must:

• Take reasonable care for his or her own health and safety

• Take reasonable care that his or her acts or omissions do not adversely affect the

health and safety of other persons

• Comply, so far as the worker is reasonably able, with any reasonable instruction that

is given by the person conducting the business or undertaking to allow the person to
comply with this Act

• Cooperate with any reasonable policy or procedure of the person conducting the

business or undertaking relating to health or safety at the workplace that has been
notified to workers

• Complete all WHS related induction and training

• Report all work related incidents and/or illnesses to the WHS Section
  

Description Requirement Additional Information

Administrative

1. Computer Use Yes

2. Generic screen based Yes

3. Sitting at desk Yes

4. Standing for long periods No

Manual Handling

5. Lifting 0-15kg No

6. Lifting 15 kg + No

7. Climbing No

8. Bending No

9. Squatting No

10. Reaching No

11. Push/pull No

12. Sequential Repetitive No

Movements in short period of time

13. Manual dexterity/manipulation No

Work Environment

14. Work with others towards Yes

Description Requirement Additional Information

shared goals in a team environment

15. Works in isolation from other Yes

staff (remote supervision)

16. Distance walking (ie: Large No

building or inter-building transit)

17. Works outdoors No

18.Works in a call centre No

environment

19. Works in a customer service No

environment

Tasks Involving

20. Exposure to chemicals No

21. Exposure to biological hazards No

22. Working at heights No

23. Requirement to wear personal No

protective equipment (PPE)

24. Requirement for full Colour No

vision

25. Work with energetics and No

explosives

26. Exposure to Petrol, Oil, Lubricant No

Products that may cause

dermatological conditions

27. Exposure to extreme No

temperatures

28. Confined spaces No

29. Exposure to Non-ionising No

radiation

30. Excessive Noise No

31. Low Lighting No

Description Requirement Additional Information

32. Dangerous Goods/ Equipment No

33. Exposure to airborne odours No

Travel

34. Frequent travel - Vehicle No

35. Frequent travel - Aeroplane No

36. Frequent travel - Seaborne No

Cyclic Workload

37. Peaks & Troughs No

38. Frequent Overtime No

39. Rostered Shift Work No