Job Description
The role:Support the management and delivery of legal services to the Department of Health (DoH), including managing administrative law issues in conjunction with key stakeholders, including governance and accountability obligations such as delegations and Right to Information requests, and other legal support advisory services.The Team:Legal Services sits within the Office of the Secretary and provide specialist high level 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 team operates with significant flexibility across legal disciplines, so please call to discuss the role even if the duties only partially appeal to your skills and interests.The DutiesManage the provision of specialist high level legislative review and legal support advisory services to the Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, 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.Manage and coordinate compliance measures for relevant DoH and Government policies, practices, and procedures, codes of conduct and probity requirements to ensure the provision of consistent, high quality, effective and efficient service delivery statewide and to ensure work practices within Department of Health are in accordance with legislative, contractual, statutory and other legal requirements.Provide specialist advice on a range on complex and sensitive legal matters. This is often performed in consultation with the executive, senior management, and officers both within the DoH and across Government Agencies and Offices.Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.Details of AppointmentPermanent day worker, position working 76 hours per fortnight commencing as soon as possible.*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicantApplicants 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 and part time vacancies.Salary: $124,371 to $130,905, pro rata, per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.Eligibility:Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria: * Registration to work with vulnerable peopleApplicants should note the following criteria are desirable: * Tertiary qualifications in lawThe Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted: * Conviction checks in the following areas:crimes of violencesex related offencesserious drug offencescrimes involving dishonestyIdentification checkDisciplinary action in previous employment check.How to ApplyApply Online. Please click the Apply button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.Please note:We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated DocumentsWe encourage you to review the Applicant Guide and Statement of Duties prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.Statement of DutiesApplicant GuideFor more informationMerran RamsayPosition: Executive Manager, Legal ServicesPhone: (03) 6166 3829E-mail:Important informationThe email account you provide when submitting job applications will be used in correspondence to you. It is important that this is kept up to date and monitored regularly.To update your email address (or contact number), log in to and look for “Existing applicant login” where you can update your detailsThe Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values and perspectives.Tasmanian Government
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