Enjoy the Far North lifestyle while working with the Specialist Outpatients Unit as Administration Team Leader. In this role you will be required to provide strategic direction, leadership and coordination of administrative services to meet the current and future clinical support needs of the Central Referral Intake and Referral Officer team.

Job details

About us: The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your role: 

• Provide high quality and timely written and oral advice to management on contentious and emerging issues.
• Ensure Smart Referrals statistical audits relating to Central referral intake activities are reviewed and actioned for accuracy of data and meet key performance indicators.
• Provide high level administration advice on human resource management, industrial relations, and workforce change management, as well as monitoring and reporting on the stream's positions filled and unfilled via Full Time Equivalent hours (FTE) and financial budget.
• Foster effective working relationships with line managers and clinical staff to promote service quality, responsiveness, and compliance with established procedures and policies.
• Coordinate the day-to-day administrative functions of the Central Referral Intake team, which includes setting and achieving priorities, workload distribution and management of employee resources to meet objectives.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CAH649371 Role Description (PDF, 809KB)
  Role Description