Senior Project Officer

Description:

Covering a region of approx. 300,000 km 2 the NWHHS delivers effective, high quality, and accessible public hospital and healthcare services to the residents of the Outback communities within North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria.

As an employer we focus on positive health outcomes for the people of our region and embrace innovative ways to achieve this and support our staff to flourish in their careers.

The Benefits

Our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. To attract top tier candidates we offer generous remuneration packages and employment benefits that include salary sacrificing options, 17.5% recreational leave loading, up to 12.5% employer superannuation contribution, professional development assistance, access to corporate discounts, and employee wellness and assistance programs.

The role

The role of the Senior Project Officer is to undertake a range of project management tasks related to the Health Equity, Making Tracks and other Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health initiatives aimed at improving the health of First Nations people residing across the North West Hospital and Health Service region.

The role will be responsible for ensuring the investment into Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health is being optimised to achieve the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes, through effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation methodologies.

Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 , there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent of this role to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.

Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful candidate; this may include criminal history checks and Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role compliance. VPD risk roles may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, COVID-19 and Influenza. New employees of Queensland Health and existing temporary or casual employees moving into permanent roles may be required to undergo a 3-month period of probation.

The location

Once a raw frontier town built in the heart of North West Queensland around the vast mineral resources, Mount Isa has grown into a thriving industrial and commercial centre renowned for its friendly and welcoming nature.

Affectionately known as the ‘oasis of the outback,' Mount Isa represents over 50 nationalities which give the city a unique cosmopolitan flavour. People enjoy living in this modern community, with restaurants, excellent health care, shopping, churches, clubs, service clubs and social activities. You will love the yearly carnival of festivities and celebrations including the Mount Isa Rodeo.