Technical Manager - Biomedical Engineering

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary: TGO5 - $97,022 - $102,626 p.a. / PO3 - $99,788 - $105,495 p.a.
• Ongoing Full-Time

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.

With a workforce of almost 6,500 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.

Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Across SA Health there are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and career at any of our metropolitan or regional sites.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

About You:

Are you someone who has demonstrated exceptional written and verbal communication skills across a multi-disciplinary environment with the capacity to undertake effective negotiations with major stakeholders and manage conflict with successful outcomes? Then this role may be for you. In this role you will have experience in managing staff and contractor performance and fostering development of staff.

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Technical Manager within the Biomedical Engineering Department.

The primary objective of Biomedical Engineering 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.

As the Technical Manager you report to the NALHN Biomedical Engineering Manager and be accountable for the supervision of a multidisciplinary team responsible for a range of timely plant, engineering and trade related remedial and maintenance services, advice, assistance and guidance in relation to critical biomedical devices and systems.

In this role you will provide specialised technical services, advice, assistance and guidance on very complex and major biomedical breakdowns and the availability, application and maintenance of current and emerging technologies in relation to biomedical devices and systems. You may personally specialise in a specific area of technology or operate at a high level of expertise across a range of technologies and facilitate the delivery of services that are considered highly specialised and critical to patient outcomes.

To be eligible for the position at TGO5 classification, you must hold a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in a relevant technical discipline.

To be eligible for the position at PO3 classification, you must hold a Degree in Biomedical Engineering (Biomedical) or equivalent with eligibility for full membership into one of the appropriate professional bodies.

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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (general employment)

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job Ref: 855491

Enquiries

Aleta O'Donohoe

Administration Officer

Phone: (08) 8282 0***

E-mail: aleta.o'*******@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

2 February 2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

 855491 - Technical Manager - Biomedical Engineering - TGO5 - role description.pdf

 855491 - Technical Manager - Biomedical Engineering - PO3 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.