Assistant Director Medico-Legal Incidents & Claims - Senior Officer Grade C

Employment Type – Permanent, Full Time Position

Classification –Senior Officer Grade C

Title- Assistant Director Medico-Legal Incidents & Claims -Senior Officer Grade C

Position Number: LP6671

Salary – $119,595 - $128,465 (Plus Super) 

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Executive Suite

Closing Date – 25th March 2024

What can we offer you: 

• City living without the traffic – click her to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions. 
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions. 
• 11.5% Superannuation. 

About the Hospital:

North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)

This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.

The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside.  North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department.  Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.

Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.

The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.

 
About the role:

As Medico-Legal Coordinator you will work as part of a small but dedicated team in supporting and coordinating medico-legal, coronial and claims related matters. You will be a conduit for the flow of information between the ACT Insurance Authority from an insurance perspective and the ACT Government Solicitor to assist in matters involving North Canberra Hospital and Clare Holland House. This position will report to the Director Medico-Legal Incidents and Claims on day-to-day matters and will work with key stakeholders across North Canberra Hospital.

Under limited direction of the Director Medico-Legal Incidents and Claims you will:

• Provide high level coordination, advice, and support to NCH/CHH staff on medico legal, coronial and claims related matters.
• Analyse all patient related clinical incidents from a medico-legal and insurance perspective and oversee notifications to ACT Insurance Authority.
• Support the ACT Government Solicitor in obtaining information that assists in defence of matters involving NCH/CHH.
• Prepare ministerial briefs, reports, audits, and any other activities as required.
• Undertake education and provide advice to staff on medico-legal processes.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation. 

About you:

Requirements/Qualifications:
Mandatory

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working professionally within a hospital or health service environment is preferred. Desirable
• Legal background and experience.
• CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering wiith Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks. 

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system;

• Applications must include a copy of a current CV and details for at least 2 professional referees
• A pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria (below) when drafting your response. 
• Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service you must be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident”

 
What you require:

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your CV and experience.  

• Proven understanding and practical knowledge of medico-legal processes and legislation in a clinical setting and how these link to risk and incident management processes.
• Proven high level organisational and interpersonal skills, ability to liaise and negotiate with a diverse range of stakeholders, exercising sound judgement in sensitive matters.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex tasks in tight timeframes working independently and within a team environment.
• Demonstrated high level computer literacy, data collection, data entry and strong analytical skills. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health, and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Paul Robertson, paul.robertson@act.gov.au

A merit pool will be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.