Project Officer (Identified)

Job Description

The Southern QLD Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (COE) Metro South Hospital and Health Service is looking for a Project Officer (Identified) Temporary Full-time position to join their team. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce Strategic Framework 2016–2026 aims to increase the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce across all occupations and levels of employment within Queensland Health, supporting the broader economic and social well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders. We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim, operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence. We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We overcome challenges by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, and inspiring. We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people, and we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic, and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research, and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community. About the Role Coordinate, assist, and provide advice and support for the successful delivery of MSH First Nations Health Equity Strategy, specifically related to Priority Area 1: Actively eliminate racial discrimination and institutional racism within the service. Provide effective administrative and logistical support to the FNHE Team including the coordination of meetings, preparation of agendas, distribution of minutes, record keeping, following up on action items, and other correspondence and report preparation. Manage, monitor, and report on activity and outcomes progress, budgets, and cash flow, and implement best practice guidelines to ensure consistent and quality outcomes are achieved on assigned projects. This is an identified vacancy with a genuine occupational requirement for the position to be filled by a candidate indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community. Candidates not meeting this criteria will not be considered. Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description. Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement, and Excellence shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other, and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day. We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements, and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity. Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr