Lead
a contemporary integrity function and promote accountability,
ethical decision-making, transparency, and trust across our
tertiary paediatric services.
Vacancy Reference
No. 735506
From July 1 2026 the salary
for this position will increase to $199,120 per annum.
This is a Permanent Full
Time appointment at 76 hours per fortnight
At the Child
and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS), we are committed to
delivering exceptional healthcare for children, young people and
their families across our services including Perth Children's
Hospital (PCH), Neonatology (based at King Edward Memorial
Hospital), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and
Child and Adolescent Community Health (CACH). We recognise that
strong integrity and ethical leadership are fundamental to
achieving our vision and maintaining the trust of our
community.
About
the Role
We are
seeking a values-driven leader to join our team as Director
Integrity and Ethics. In this important role, you will
lead a team of dedicated professionals in strengthening
organisational capability, fostering our culture of integrity, and
ensuring CAHS continues to meet the highest standards of public
sector accountability and ethical practice.
Working
closely with the Board, Chief Executive and senior leaders, you
will provide strategic leadership and deliver contemporary
integrity solutions that support organisational performance,
strengthen ethical standards, prevent misconduct and corruption,
and ensure effective governance, compliance and accountability
across the organisation. You will have the opportunity to lead
meaningful reform and drive organisational improvement
initiatives.
As the
organisation's Public Interest Disclosure (PID) and Principal PID
Officer, you will play a pivotal role in protecting integrity,
supporting ethical conduct, and driving continuous improvement
across the service.
Exceptional
communication, consultation and negotiation skills, with the
ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of an
organisation will be key to success in this role.
Key
responsibilities include:
- Leading
the strategic development, implementation and continuous
improvement of the CAHS Integrity Governance Framework and
Integrity Strategy.
- Providing executive
leadership to multidisciplinary teams responsible for integrity
assessment and case management, investigations, integrity
education and corruption prevention.
- Providing high-level
expert advice on integrity risks, complaints, discipline
matters, investigations, corruption prevention and internal
controls.
- Leading
the development and delivery of integrity education and
awareness programs that promote accountability and ethical
leadership at all levels of the organisation.
- Building
and maintaining strong relationships with key external
agencies, including oversight and regulatory
bodies.
- Overseeing governance,
performance measurement, reporting, quality assurance and
continuous improvement activities across the Integrity
function.
If you have
extensive experience leading integrity, ethics, governance,
investigations, compliance, misconduct management, corruption
prevention or related functions, together with deep knowledge of
public sector integrity frameworks, legislation and regulatory
requirements, we encourage you to apply.
How
to Apply
Applicants
are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
Please note, applicants must have a current, valid email address in
order to apply online. This email address will be used for
communication with applicants.
Your ability to
meet the work-related requirements will be assessed throughout the
recruitment process.
For your written application please provide the following:
- A statement addressing selection
criteria 1-4 as per the Job
Description Form in no more than 2-3 pages.
(View the applicant information package and Job Description
Form (JDF) attached for more information, including the
selection criteria). (Please note that examples
of how you have applied your skills, knowledge
and experience help to demonstrate that you have met the
selection criteria).
- A current resume which summarises
your experience, qualifications and how you can meet the
position requirements.
- Please provide the name, email, and contact details
of two referees who can be contacted
to provide a reference. Referees should include at least
one individual who has been or is your direct Line
Manager/Supervisor. (We will contact you to seek your
confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).
Within the application system you will be presented with
the following question. Please review the Essential and Desirable
Selection Criteria outlined in the attached Job Description Form
carefully when preparing your response. The question allows
you to showcase your relevant skills and experiences in detail,
with a generous word limit of 500 words for
your response.
- Please provide an example of a complex integrity,
governance, misconduct, or organisational improvement or change
initiative that you have led. In your response, describe:
- What
made it complex.
- Your
role in developing a recommendation to leadership.
- The
actions you took to strengthen integrity, accountability,
ethical standards and/or organisational capability.
- The
outcomes achieved, including any consumer and/or organisational
impact.
These
documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying
online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the
online application process as you will be required to answer
various questions and attach your documentation.
Selection
Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description
Form.
For
Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to
contact Clare Dobb, Executive Director People Capability
and Culture at 08 6456 4177 or
cahs.officeoftheexecutivedirectorpcc@health.wa.gov.au
with any specific questions related to this role.
Help
in submitting your application: If you experience
technical difficulties while applying online, please contact
Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during
business hours.
Eligibility to
Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants
must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be
an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live
and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent
appointments).
Sponsorship is not
currently available for this positon.
Other
Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of
trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to
undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part
of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment
on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour.
WA Health is
committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the
provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly
encourage applications from people from culturally diverse
backgrounds and people with disabilities.
In addition,
we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA
Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve
equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to
this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are
encouraged to apply.
Whilst this
selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy,
it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout
the health service. In addition to this, should the successful
applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next
most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process.
Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12)
months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment
decision.
About
CAHS
The Child and
Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service
provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the
State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children, and
young people. CAHS comprises three service areas: Perth Children’s
Hospital (PCH) and Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and
Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
With over
7000 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward
Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than
160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan
area.
For further
information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please
click here and
for further information regarding CAHS’ services, please
click here
CAHS
values: To achieve our vision of healthy
kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a
workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values
of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During
the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil
the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the
values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact
the person named in this advert.
Support
for your interview process
CAHS is
committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the access
needs of all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments
to accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support your
inclusion and success during the interview, please contact the CAHS
Talent Acquisition Team prior to your interview.
You can reach
the team via CAHS.talentacquisition@health.wa.gov.au
or by calling 08 6456 0321. All enquiries will be treated
confidentially.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
LATE
OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED.
