Executive Support Officer (518863)

The Team:

• Legal Services sits within the Office of the Secretary and provides specialist legislative review and legal support advisory services to the Minister, Health Executive and service delivery areas.
• The three areas of outputs are Legislative and Governance, Transactional, and Medico-legal – including coordination of the Department’s legal liability claims

The Role: Ensure the efficient handling and flow of information and correspondence by providing high level administrative and clerical support, including general oversight of the medico-legal administrative activities. You will need to:

• Perform high level executive and administrative duties to support the preparation of correspondence, reports, and other business documents.
• Undertake general administrative tasks such as diary management, minute-taking, preparation of meeting documentation and correspondence, filing, document compilation and editing.
• Receive and process medico-legal report requests, liaising with medical staff, insurance companies, law firms and other external agencies to ensure reports and associated invoices are provided in a timely manner.
• Provide administrative coordination for complaints for medico-legal review.
• Provide quality face to face and telephone reception services, ensuring sensitive and confidential handling of enquiries, and assist in the day-to-day problem solving and allocation of administrative resources to meet the operational requirements of Legal Services.

Note: Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application. Details of appointment: Permanent, full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight.

• notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies. Salary: $73,811 to $79,779 per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount. Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022. Salary Packaging: You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible. Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

Information About Our Employee Benefits Can Be Found HereDownload the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance. Statement of Duties:

• Executive Support Officer B3 (WORD)

Application Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide (WORD)

How to apply: Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered. You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

• Applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role

For more information: Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy. Name: Catherine Graham Position: Executive Manager - Medico-Legal Phone number: (03) 6166 1224 Email address: catherine.graham@ths.tas.gov.au What it is like working at the Department of Health? Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in Department of Health. Listen to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania! Make It Tasmania | Move for a great lifestyle One Health Podcast - Spotify One Health Podcast - Apple Tasmanian Health Careers | Tasmanian Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.