Senior Technical Officer

SA Health
Job reference: 850729
Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Biomedical Engineering, Corporate Services Division, North Adelaide
• Salary - Classification - TGO3 - Technical Officer L3 - $82,915 to $87,539
• Employment Full time - Long Term Contract (3 Years - Up to end March 2027)

Overview
The Women's & Children's Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state's leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA's largest maternity and obstetric service.
Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia's women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
The Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Biomedical Engineering team as a Senior Technical Officer on a long term contract until 31 March 2027.

• The primary objective of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is to assure the safety, effectiveness, availability and compliance of biomedical technology used directly for patient diagnosis, treatment or monitoring for or in connection with the public hospital and healthcare facilities of SA Health.
• In this role you will provide high level support to the Technical Manager to ensure the effective management of diverse human and physical resources, in order to facilitate the delivery of services that are considered highly specialised and critical to patient outcomes.
• Contribute to the effective delivery of specialised biomedical engineering operational services, advice and assistance, to support the ongoing operation, availability, application and maintenance of current and emerging biomedical devices, systems and technologies, which ensures the provision of effective and safe medical and diagnostic services within an agency.
• May specialise in a specific area of technology, or operate at a level of technical complexity across a range of technologies. The position may also be required to provide technical guidance to other staff, to support the delivery of research and technological development activities.

About You
To be successful in this role, you will have a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in a relevant technical discipline and have sound ability to work efficiently, either independently or in a team, and to effectively evaluate problems, situations and information, meet deadlines and work under pressure, and effectively use technical resources and information.
You would be ideal for this role if you have experience in the delivery of remedial and preventative technical equipment maintenance services and experience in providing competent technical analysis and support to resolve operational issues for complex medical equipment and systems, within an environment in which client and staff safety is paramount.
To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.
Benefits of Joining us
Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through arrangements.
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A
SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 850729
Enquiries
Daniel Fletcher - Technical Manager, Biomedical Engineering
Phone: (08) 81616156
E-mail: daniel.fletcher@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
Thursday 29th February 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.