Principal Workforce Officer

Queensland Health; Brisbane; Sur place; AUD 140 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

12.75% superannuation

17.5% leave loading

Flexible working arrangements

Career progression with 300+ career‑or

Résumé du poste

Queensland Health is seeking a Principal Workforce Officer to lead statewide allied health workforce strategies and projects that strengthen capacity, future pipelines, and clinical education. You will build relationships with stakeholders and provide expert advice on complex workforce issues to senior leaders across Queensland Health.

You will prepare high-quality reports, submissions and strategic plans to support informed decision-making and advance digital innovation, leadership initiatives

Qualifications

• High level knowledge of Health Practitioner disciplines and experience in the delivery of workforce and allied health service delivery.
• Ability to actively participate in a working environment supporting quality human resource management practices, including employment equity, anti-discrimination, occupational health and safety and ethical behaviour.
• High level knowledge and ability to manage successful outcomes in complex projects and initiatives.
• Ability to provide authoritative advice to senior management on a range of complex workforce planning, reform and professional issues.

Connaissances

Workforce planning

Stakeholder engagement

Policy advice

Project management

Description du poste

As the Principal Workforce Officer, you will lead the development, implementation and evaluation of statewide allied health workforce strategies and projects that strengthen workforce capacity, support future workforce pipelines, and advance clinical education, research, models of care, digital innovation and leadership initiatives. You will build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, representing Queensland Health in consultation, negotiation and collaboration with professional associations, educational institutions, registration authorities and industrial organisations on complex workforce matters. In this role, you will prepare high-quality reports, submissions, strategic plans and communications to support informed decision-making, while providing expert advice to senior leaders and key stakeholders on complex allied health workforce issues and priorities across Queensland Health.

About you

We are searching for someone who has:

• High level knowledge of Health Practitioner disciplines and experience in the delivery of workforce and allied health service delivery.
• Ability to actively participate in a working environment supporting quality human resource management practices, including employment equity, anti-discrimination, occupational health and safety and ethical behaviour.
• High level knowledge and ability to manage successful outcomes in complex projects and initiatives.
• Ability to provide authoritative advice to senior management on a range of complex workforce planning, reform and professional issues.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading

Flexible working arrangements

The Department acknowledges the challenge for its staff in balancing work, family and community life successfully. To help them achieve this, we encourage conversations between managers and staff about implementing flexible work arrangements to manage their paid work commitments with their career goals, personal, community and cultural responsibilities. Through flexible working arrangements, there is an opportunity to match the individual's requirements with those of the workplace to achieve agreed work goals and objectives.

• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.
• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands‑on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.