Senior Planning Officer

The Department of Health plays a critical role in the Victorian health system and is responsible for shaping it to meet the health needs of all Victorians.
We're focused on supporting Victorians to be as healthy as they can; whether through alerting them to seasonal risks like thunderstorm asthma, notifying them of contact with communicable diseases, safeguarding their drinking water, developing the best health, wellbeing and care facilities in the world, being at the forefront of mental health and wellbeing treatment or accelerating medical research.
It's all part of the way we partner with the community to help every individual lead a healthy life.
About the role: The Senior Planning Officer, Strategic Service Planning will undertake design and planning of the services provided by the Victorian public health system to support the development of the Victorian public health system.
Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Service Planning, the Senior Planning Officer will work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team and across other organisational business units to translate health system planning, service need and system design intent into feasible and viable geographic, clinical stream, entity or infrastructure service plans within the broader health care system.
The successful applicant will have a firm understanding of the Victorian health system and the provision of public health services; a positive track record in service planning and project management; the capacity to work flexibly as a member of a broader team; a demonstrated ability to turn policy and ideas into workable health service delivery solutions in a complex and sensitive government environment; and strong communication, coordination and interpersonal skills.
Role of Unit System Design and Planning The System Design and Planning unit leads the statewide health system design and planning process.
Consisting of three teams - System Analysis and Planning, System Design and Strategic Service Planning – the unit is undertaking area-based needs assessments, developing health system design frameworks and working closely with department stakeholders and the health sector to translate system plans into local entity plans.
The unit also provides specialist analysis of the health system to inform system planning, role delineation, capability, commissioning and policy development and review.
About us: At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world.
A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.
We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe.
And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.
How you'll make a difference: Suitable applicants will be able to demonstrate: Knowledge and Skills Project management: produces project plans where objectives are clearly defined and action steps for achieving them are clearly specified; regularly communicates with and supports project team members; ensures project objectives are met by anticipating and managing potential and emerging issues.Problem solving: seeks all relevant information for problem-solving; liaises with stakeholders; analyses issues from different perspectives and draws sound inferences from information available; identifies and proposes workable solutions to problems; implements solutions, evaluates effectiveness and adjusts actions as required.Systems thinking: diagnoses trends, obstacles and opportunities in the internal and external environment; understands the linkages between natural systems and communities to inform policy; conceptualises and defines the systems working within the organisation, as it relates to the provision of public health services.Influence and negotiation: gains agreement to proposals and ideas; builds behind-the-scenes support for ideas to ensure buy-in and ownership; uses chains of indirect influence to achieve outcomes, for example, 'gets A to show B so B will tell C'; involves experts or other third parties to strengthen a case.Self-management: invites feedback on own behaviour and impact; uses new knowledge or information about self to build a broader understanding of own behaviour and the impact it has on others; understands strong emotional reactions and seeks ways to more effectively manage them.Personal Qualities Conceptual and analytical ability: deals with concepts and complexity comfortably; uses analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems; has creative ideas and can project how these can link to innovations.Detail focus: observes fine details; identifies gaps in information; looks for logical sequences of information; highlights practical considerations of plans and activities.Drive and commitment: enthusiastic and committed; demonstrates capacity for sustained effort and hard work; sets high standards of performance for self and others; enjoys a vigorous and dynamic work environment.Teamwork: cooperates and works well with others in pursuit of team goals, collaborates and shares information, shows consideration, concern and respect for others' feelings and ideas, accommodates and works well with the different working styles of others, encourages resolution of conflict within the group.Qualifications A tertiary qualification in a health profession, clinical service delivery, health policy or other relevant qualification would be desirable.To learn more please click 'Apply' to view the Position Description on the Careers.vic website.
What we offer: The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enabling Victorians to be the healthiest people in the world.A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service & Sector.A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.How to apply: Applications should include a resume and a cover letter.
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