Position No: 19561
Annual Salary: $108,926 - $117,249
Branch: People & Culture
Section: Workforce relations & Business Partnerships
Vacancy Type: Temporary full-time
Duration: 6 months
Closing Date: 11 August 2020
Contact Officer: Kerry CarMichael (02) 5124 9633

Canberra Health Services

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

About us:
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)—a catchment of approximately 400, 000 people. It also services the surrounding Southern New South Wales region which includes the Bega Valley, Bombala, Cooma-Monaro, Eurobodalla, Goulburn, Mulwaree, Palerang, Queanbeyan, Snowy River, Upper Lachlan Shire and the Yass Valley.

CHS administers a range publicly funded health facilities, programs and services including but not limited to:

• The Canberra Hospital: a modern 600-bed tertiary hospital providing trauma services and most major medical and surgical sub-specialty services.
• University of Canberra Hospital Specialist Centre for Rehabilitation, Recovery and Research: a dedicated and purpose-built rehabilitation facility, with 140 inpatient beds, 75-day places and additional outpatient services.Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol and Drug Services provide a range of health services from prevention and treatment through to recovery and maintenance at a number of locations and in varied environments for people suffering from mental health issues.
• Four Walk-in Centres: which provide free treatment for minor illness and injury.
• Seven community health centres: providing a range of general and specialist health services to people of all ages.
• A range of community-based health services including early childhood services, youth and women’s health, dental health, mental health and alcohol and drug services.

Overview of the work area and position:
The People and Culture Branch is responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational implementation of human resource strategies relating to a diverse range of human resource and industrial relations functions across Canberra Health Services.

Working closely with other Canberra Health Services Division’s the People and Culture portfolio delivers strategically aligned workforce solutions in areas including change management, diversity and inclusion, learning and development, industrial and employee relations, pay and benefits, rewards and recruitment.

The Branch also plans, designs, communicates and monitors Canberra Health Services Workforce Strategy with a focus on building organisation and change management capability, and providing workforce data to support strategic decision-making to enable Canberra Health Services to deliver on its strategic agenda. Quality expert advice and support is provided through the People Strategy and Services integrated teams.
Qualifications and experience:

Desirable:

• Qualification in a related field
• Knowledge of complex health workforce

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
• Undergo a pre-employment Police check.

Note: Selection maybe based on application and referee reports only.

Duties:
The Manager, Workforce Relations is accountable for the provision of:

1. High level advice and assistance to employees within Canberra Health Services in relation to the employment framework.

2. Responses to external review bodies, such as ACT Ombudsman, AHPRA, Human Rights Commission, and Auditor General.

3. Training programs to support the delivery of the employment framework within CHS.

4. Misconduct investigation coordination, underperformance, probation, counselling, internal review and appeal processes for CHS.

5. Advice and drafting of policy documents.

6. Undertaking other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the section with the delivery of high-quality person and family centred, safe and high-quality patient care.

Selection Criteria

These are the key criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resume and experience.

Your statement of claims against the selection criteria should summarise how your skills and experiences would enable you to fulfil the responsibilities of the position. It is therefore in the interests of candidates to present their application in a way that demonstrates significant outcomes associated with each of the criteria, as well as the capabilities and behaviours that underpin them.

(Please note that it is not necessary to address the capabilities and behaviours individually).

1. Demonstrated experience in providing general HR advice to employees in line with the ACTPS employment framework.

2. Demonstrated experience in information gathering into workplace values and behaviours including but not limited to preliminary assessments, underperformance and probation relevant ACT Public Services Enterprise Agreements.

3. Demonstrated comprehensive written and oral communication skills, including negotiation and liaison skills, with the ability to foster productive relationships with key stakeholders.

4. Demonstrated highly developed research and analytical skills with experience in setting priorities and managing a diverse range of duties, including self-management and project management skills.

5. Demonstrates a commitment to work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience and displays behaviour consistent with Canberra Health Service’s values of Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind.

How to Apply

To complete your application, you must prepare responses to the Selection Criteria and upload this as part of your application along with a current curriculum vitae.
**please note that selection may be based on application and referee reports only**

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