Legal Policy Officer (526056)

Department of Health, Tasmania; Hobart; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Leave entitlements

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Department of Health, Tasmania seeks a Legal Policy Officer to provide expert legal, regulatory, and governance advice to the Department and portfolio Ministers. You will handle medico-legal, contracts, transactional, and legislative issues while supporting the General Manager in managing legal interests and strategic objectives to improve Tasmanian health outcomes.

You will join the Legal Services team, work with senior managers, and contribute to compliance, policy development, and governance

Qualifications

• Adaptability and willingness to learn in a complex legal policy space.
• Team player with ability to engage stakeholders and negotiate relationships.
• Ability to deliver projects using strategic judgement and outcomes-focused decisions.

Skills

Adaptability and eagerness to learn

Team player and stakeholder engagement

Strategic judgement and outcome-driven

Education

Tertiary qualification in law/public administration/health law

Job description

The Team

Legal Services supports the management and delivery of legal services to the Department of Health (DoH). This includes managing the provision of specialist high level legislative review and legal support advisory services to the Minister for Health, Secretary, Deputy Secretaries, Executive, Strategic Executive and other senior managers in DoH regarding legal policy issues for the health system including statewide and national issues and developments.

Legal Services provides management and coordination of the Agency’s legislation program and legislative review projects, specialist contract and procurement coordination and insurable risk legal support services.

The Role

The Legal Policy Officer operates within the context of the Legal Services team to provide essential support services to the Department of Health and its portfolio Ministers through the delivery of expert legal, regulatory, and governance advice. The Legal Policy Officer will handle legal issues across medico-legal, contracts and transactional, and legislative and governance areas, and assist the General Manager in managing the Department's legal interests, ensuring compliance, and supporting strategic objectives to enhance the health and wellbeing of Tasmanians.

You will need

• Adaptability and an eagerness to learn, in a diverse and complex legal and policy space.


• To be a team player, and meaningfully engage with stakeholders, negotiate and manage relationships.


• To deliver projects, apply strategic judgement and outcome-focused decision-making.

Why Tasmania

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Details of appointment

Permanent, full time, day worker working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as possible.

• 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

$102,027 to $106,985 per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with the Public Sector Union Wages Agreement 2025

Benefits available to eligible candidates

• Professional development and accelerated pathways.


• 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 $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility

• A tertiary qualification in law, public administration, or health law

Contact

Name: Hannah Hughes

Position: Executive Manager

Phone number: 03 6166 3788

Email address: [e-mail]

What it is like working at the Department of Health

Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence 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!

Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023).

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.