AddressGraduate Officer - Public Health/Health
Salary: PSO Level 4 $87,712 - $92,057 p.a. Location: Various Metropolitan Locations Unit/Division: Institute for Health Leadership Work Type: Fixed Term - Full Time Position No: Pool Ref 00013900 Closing Date: 2024-04-15 4:00 PM (YYYY-MM-DD) Attachments: - 2025 gdp application information package - public health march.pdf
- Graduate Officer (public health) 00013900 - 00013908 pso l4 march 2024 .pdf
Vacancy Reference No. 887527
Searching for WA Health Future Leaders
Join the largest health system in the world with a state spanning 2.5 million square kilometres, and make a difference.
This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full Time appointments for 18 months with the possibility of permanency at the conclusion of the program.
Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments can be made from this pool until 30/06/2026.
About the Role
The Graduate Development Program is a structured program that runs for 18 months with three rotations. Throughout the course of your rotations, you will develop a broad overview and knowledge of the diverse areas of the WA health system, with opportunities to work both within the System Manager and Health Service Providers. You will be exposed to high profile projects, build a range of professional networks with key stakeholders, and engage in further learning and development.
As a Health Graduate (non-clinical), you will have the opportunity to make a difference by contributing to the strategic vision and operational future of the WA health system. You will have three rotations in different business areas across the WA health system and be supported by a structured learning and development framework. You will work in a collaborative and dynamic environment. In this role, you will proactively identify issues and provide innovative solutions to deliver on the WA health system's vision of a safe, high quality and sustainable health care system for all Western Australians.
The role is suitable to graduates with broad range of academic backgrounds, disciplines including, but not limited to: Public Health/Policy, Public Relations and Communications, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business, Management and Law, Organisational Psychology / Development, and Environmental Science.
Graduates who have undertaken studies in other equivalent disciplines or combined degrees are also encouraged to apply.
Program Highlights
- Possibility of permanency following successful conclusion of the program
- Training and development opportunities including ongoing professional development.
- Extensive support network comprising supervisors, a mentor, and a buddy.
- Leadership development opportunities including Executive and Director shadowing.
WA Health is committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We encourage recent university graduates from any of the following diversity groups to apply for our 2025 intake:
- People who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- People with disability
- People 24 years and under
As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates are encouraged to apply.
To increase opportunities for graduates with a disability, Section 66 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 will apply.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Successful completion of a recent tertiary qualification, with a completion date (not graduation ceremony date) between January 2023 and December 2024. The tertiary qualification must be a minimum of an undergraduate degree.
- Achievement of a minimum Weighted Average Mark of 65% and above for the tertiary qualification. Section 51 will be applied to this criterion for Aboriginal applicants. Section 66 will be applied to this criterion for applicants with disability.
- You must be an Australian permanent resident or Australian citizen by the end of the calendar year in which you apply, e.g. become an Australian citizen by December 2024.
Applicants graduating mid-year 2025 are encouraged to apply for the 2026 program.
Employee Benefits
In addition, our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):
- 11% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information go to https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-treasury/employees
- Access to salary packaging arrangements (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- Other professional and location-based allowances
For further information visit: http://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/GraduateDevelopment
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