Hello, are you… An innovator?
A problem solver? A team player? A customer focused thinker?
Committed to helping others? Interested in contributing to the
health of all Western Australians?
This is an exciting time for HSS and
we’re looking for adaptable, motivated, and resilient people
to join our growing team.
Before you read this job ad, please note, HSS
can make reasonable adjustments to allow you to fully participate
in the application and interview process. If this is relevant for
you, please refer to the contact details under the
‘Application and Interview Support’ section of this job
ad.
About HSS
As the Western Australian Government agency providing
shared services to the state’s public health system, we
provide a suite of financial, ICT, procurement and supply, and
workforce services to more than 50,000 employees across WA’s
public health services and hospitals.
Put simply, we work behind the scenes to
ensure the WA health system runs smoothly.
Whether you work in the city, at our
customers’ sites, or at our warehouses Boorda and Jindakoort
located in Jandakot - we are one united team of over 1,200
people.
Our vision is to provide great services to
our customers, be a valued partner, and support the
health of all Western Australians. We seek to achieve this by
delivering on our purpose of supporting our customers to provide
excellent health care.
Find out more about
us www.hss.health.wa.gov.au
Technology Performance and Governance
Team
Bring your skills, experience and talent to
our Technology Performance and Governance Team,
within the ICT Business Unit.
The Technology Performance and
Governance Team lead the development, coordination and
governance of ICT-specific plans, strategies and reforms that guide
service delivery to the WA health system and ensure a return on
investment consistent with the health service industry on a
national basis.
This function reflects the importance of
strengthening, enhancing and transforming the overall capability
and capacity of the ICT Business Unit in partnership with Health
system providers. As a member of our team, you’ll help us
achieve our purpose of supporting our WA health system customers to
provide excellent health care by supporting the CIO and ICT
leadership team to navigate the current and future reforms expected
within the health sector. These reforms will increase investment in
technology-enabled health care and administration.
We are seeking positive, motivated, and
customer-focussed people who are open to continuous growth and
transformation.
Your new role
We are seeking an enthusiastic
and suitably experienced person for the role of Principal
Consultant (ICT).
The Principal Consultant has
an enterprise-wide focus and will be responsible for adopting a
whole ICT perspective and working alongside operational directors
to ensure alignment and collaboration in service planning and
delivery to meet current and future business demands. This position
plays a critical role in leading and guiding ICT's transformation
and strengthening the capability and capacity of the business to
enable the effective delivery of agreed
services.
This is a Fixed Term appointment for up to 6
months with the possibility of extension and/or
permanency.
As a Principal Consultant
you will be responsible for:
- Providing professional
and strategic management support to the Director Technology,
Performance and Governance and Chief Information Officer
(CIO)
- Preparing briefing notes
and executive meeting papers, reporting and presentations and
providing policy and strategic management advice to the
CIO.
- Maintains oversight of
ICT commitments, agreed actions and ensures timely review and
follow up of actions and resolutions.
Please view the Job Description Form (JDF)
found above which provides a full statement of duties for the
position.
If you thrive in a fast paced, multifaceted
working environment, and are eager to contribute to our purpose of
supporting our customers to provide excellent health care, we would
love to hear from you.
Why join our
team
Be part of an organisation that enables you
to make a meaningful contribution and positively impact the
community in which we live.
We’re guided by five values in
everything we do at HSS – in the way we work, how we make
decisions and the way we behave:
- We put our customers at
the heart of what we do
- We value and care for
each other
- We promise, we own, we
do
- We will find a
way
- We make a difference
together
At HSS, we embrace diversity and believe that
our best services come from a workplace where varied perspectives
and experiences are welcomed and encouraged. We are committed to
creating an equitable and diverse workforce and encourage
applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds,
members of our LGBTQIA+ community, women and youth.
Benefits of working with
HSS
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer
you a range of benefits, which may include (in line with
operational requirements):
- 11.5% employer
contributed superannuation into a fund of your
choice.
- Access to generous salary
packaging arrangements
- Professional development
opportunities and study leave/assistance
- Flexible working and
leave arrangements
- Discounts with our
corporate partners
- Health and well-being
initiatives
- Employee Assistance
Program
- Other professional and
location-based allowances.
Want to know
more?
Please contact David Hebden on 0419 592 324
or by email: David.hebden@health.wa.gov.au if you would like to
discuss more about the role and team you’ll be working
with.
Are you ready to
apply?
To be successful with your application, you
are required to:
- Provide evidence of your
Australian citizenship or permanent residency (to be considered
for permanent positions in the WA public sector).
- Undertake a criminal
record screening, working with children check (if required for
the role), a pre-employment health assessment and integrity
check, as part of the appointment process. We may ask referees
to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour.
Application and interview
support
If you have any access needs that may require
adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application
and interview process, please contact the HSS Work, Health and
Safety team.
If you are an Aboriginal person
who would like assistance with your application, please
contact Jobs
and Skills WA on 13 64 64.
How to apply
You’ve heard from us, now we’d like to
hear from you.
Submit your application online by clicking
the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page.
Please provide us with your CV and a letter (no more than 2-3
pages) addressing each of the Essential Selection Criteria outlined
in the Job Description form.
Submitting your
application
Your application must be
submitted online by Friday 23rd May 2025 at
4.00pm. You must have a current, valid email address to
apply online and this email address will be used by HSS to
communicate with you.
If you experience difficulties while applying
online, please contact HSS on 13 44 77 (select option 2 from the
menu options) for immediate assistance during business
hours.
As the submission is system generated, any
submissions on, or after, 4:00pm cannot be
accepted.
Thank you for considering a role with
HSS.
