Director, Pricing, Costing and Funding

Job no: 928181
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide CBD
Categories: Executive
  • Department for Health and Wellbeing – Commissioning and Performance
  • Classification: SAES Level 1 – Full Time / Term Contract (Temporary up to Three Years)

Overview:

  • The Director Funding, Pricing and Costing is accountable to the Executive Director for the leadership and direction of the Funding Directorate.  The Director will ensure the effective delivery of funding, costing and pricing advice, analysis and reporting to the whole of SA Health, incorporating the Department, Local Health Networks and SA Ambulance Service.
  • The role is accountable for the development and management of activity and non-activity based funding models that support the delivery of effective and efficient public health services. The Director will have strong working relationships with senior stakeholders across Local Health Network, the department and with national bodies to improve local funding strategy and related costing and classification information.
  • The Director will lead teams working across the management of the patient costing system, portfolio funding allocation, activity-based funding and revenue strategy, including Medicare compliance. The position plays a key role in the development, maintenance, and updating of case-mix classifications, activity counting, funding models, and non-case mix funding components for the portfolio.

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

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Criminal History Screening Requirement

  • A ‘National Police Certificate’ NPC (also known as a ‘Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check’ NCCHC)  for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment)

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (minimal patient contact)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Enquiries

Addy Stone
Project Officer
Phone: 08 7421 0104
E-mail: adama.stone@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

Sunday, 24 May 2026 - 11.55PM

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Categories

SA Health

Locations

Metropolitan South Australia

Work type

Local Health Network / Business