The Team:

Advance Patient Safety and Clinical Excellence! Join the Department of Health as a Patient Safety Surveillance Support Officer and play a key role in supporting clinical systems improvement. Apply your administrative expertise through a clinical policy lens to enhance patient safety surveillance, manage sensitive data, and contribute to quality assurance across Tasmania’s healthcare system. Be part of a team driving meaningful change in health outcomes.

The Role:

Provide high level administrative support to contribute to the successful positioning of the Clinical Systems Improvement Unit.

Coordinate high-quality administrative outcomes relating to patient safety surveillance activities and projects across a complex adaptive healthcare system.

Promote and ensure a proactive, integrated and innovative approach is undertaken when administering systems, including the active engagement of stakeholders with improvements.

Coordinate and undertake a range of general administrative activities including but not limited to data entry, quality assurance, document management, correspondence, organising meetings and taking minutes.

You will need to:

• Provide high-level administrative support to the Nurse Manager Patient Safety Surveillance applying attention to detail with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Support the production of statistical analysis and/or reports, within an identified framework to deliver outcomes.
• Apply a systems-thinking approach when planning and developing patient safety e-system enhancements, in consultation with staff at all levels of the organisation.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Permanent full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary: $73,811 to $79,779 per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022.

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible. 

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Current Driver’s Licence

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties: 

• Patient Safety Surveillance Support Officer (WORD)

Application Guide:  

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide (WORD)

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

*Applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Name: Amanda Cruwys
Position: Nursing Director - Patient Safety
Phone number: (03) 6777 4307
Email address: amanda.cruwys@ths.tas.gov.au

What it is like working at the Department of Health? 

Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in Department of Health. Listen to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania!

Make It Tasmania | Move for a great lifestyle

One Health Podcast - Spotify 

One Health Podcast - Apple 

Tasmanian Health Careers | Tasmanian 

Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.