Purchasing Officer - Administrative Service Officer 4

Employment Type – Permanent, Full Time Position

Classification –Assistant Service Officer 4

Title- Purchasing Officer - Administrative Service Officer 4

Position Number: 602540

Salary – $78,785 - $85,159 (Plus Super) 

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Supply Department

Closing Date – 26th January 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:

This role will be responsible for providing efficient purchasing support to the Supply Manager.  The Purchasing Officer raise purchase orders in line with Government Procurement processes. 

Under limited direction of the Supply and Procurement Manager you will:

• Evaluate requisitions,

• Raise purchase orders,

• Manage invoice enquiries,

• Manage general enquiries,

• Data entry,

• Assist in stocktakes and

• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

About you:

Requirements/Qualifications:

Mandatory

• Current Drivers Licence

• Computer 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.

Desirable

• Having a valid Forklift License (High Risk Licence)

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

• 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.  

• Responsible for daily managing the orders inbox, evaluating requests and action requests.

• Ensure that relevant Government, Hospital and Department policies and procedures are adhered to.

• Demonstrate basic computer skills.

• Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

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.