AddressEmployment Type: Full Time, PermanentClassification: Senior Officer Grade C (PN 60449) Salary: $119,595 - $128,465 (Plus 11.5% Super) Location: Canberra Hospital, GarranSection: ACT PathologyClosing Date: 5 March 2024
What can we offer you:
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City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Flexible working conditions.
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11.5% Superannuation.
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Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
ACT Pathology is a division of the Canberra Health Services with laboratories located at both the Canberra Hospital and Calvary Public Hospital operating 24 hours, 7 days a week all year round and Collection Centres located at eight other sites. Pathology provides diagnostic and consultative services to medical specialists and general practitioners and their patients in hospital and in the community. The Asset & Contracts Manager is a newly created position that reports to the Director of Laboratory Operations.
The role has responsibility for the management of ACT Pathology assets, procurement activities and the associated contracts in consultation with Laboratory Managers and the Director of Laboratory Operations.
As part of the ACT Pathology Team the role will use a project management-based approach ensure that:
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procurement activities are consistently managed across ACT Pathology.
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compliance with all relevant legislation is achieved.
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best practice procurement processes are implemented; and,
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value for money is achieved for CHS.
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contracts are managed as per contract management plans.
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asset replacement schedules are actively managed.
We are seeking an individual that has experience in asset and contract management. You will also be familiar with procurement principles and enjoy working in partnership with others. You will provide specialist advice and support to stakeholders to facilitate the successful delivery of procurement activities, working collaboratively with CHS procurements, Procurements ACT, and ACT Pathology senior management. In addition, the position will play an important role in developing skills across ACT Pathology in a range of areas such as strategic and analytical thinking, leadership and staff development, project management, communication, negotiation, written and representation skills. We are continually updating and improving our systems, knowledge, and processes, and want staff who can adapt and lead others in a dynamic environment.
You will be self-motivated, responsive and show initiative, and have sound judgement, professional resilience, and personal drive. You can think on your feet and work effectively under pressure and within time deadlines to deliver high-quality advice and outcomes that align with strategic goals.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
To Apply:
Please submit a copy of your CV along with a 2x page response to the Selection Criteria listed in the position description. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new Critical Services Building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Simon Newton at (02) 5124 2*** or at ************@act.gov.au.
