The Principal Planning Officer will work closely with the Manager, Strategy and Impact across a range of strategic, operational, and health service planning activities for CHQ to meet the current and future health care needs of our children, families and broader community.

Job details

About the Team

The Strategy and Transformation Division is a dynamic support function that leads critical strategic and transformation initiatives across the HHS and broader statewide paediatric network. We are a team that encourages creativity, critical thinking and a growth mindset and apply evidence-based methodologies across the complex healthcare context. As a team we:

• Use our diverse experience and skills to bring clarity to complexity and help describe and mature CHQ's approach to delivering value in a complex system.
• Provide trusted, objective, evidence-informed advice on complicated challenges and how to deliver sustainable and locally owned transformation and change.
• Use our relational strengths, understanding of frameworks and methodologies, and practical experience to enable high priority change and transformation work across CHQ.

About the Role

In this role you will coach and support others to deliver for children, young people and families (Leader of Others) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:

• Develop statewide/system/local service needs analysis, statewide plans, and other planning products, to inform future service, policy, governance, planning and purchasing/commissioning decisions.
• Undertake health service/system research and critical analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and information to identify future priorities and issues for Children's Health Queensland, to inform the efficient use of resources to create a sustainable health system, influence health service delivery and reform, and maximise the health gain for the children and young people of Queensland.
• Understand and apply contemporary health service planning methodologies, including those related to activity, capacity and resource analysis and forecasting.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF)
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF)
  
  681482 AO7 Principal Planning Officer - Strategy and Impact RD (PDF)