Principal Consultant Workforce Performance & Planning

Principal Consultant Workforce Performance &
Planning

Location:
Perth

Unit/Division:
Central Office - People Capability and Culture

This is a Permanent full time appointment.

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service.

WA Health supports flexible working practices within the context of a quality health service. WA Health is committed to a smoke free environment across all buildings, grounds and vehicles.

Eligibility to Apply:
Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector.
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.

Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn. Please see the attached WACHS PEHA Policy for further information.

Position Profile:

The Workforce Performance and Planning team manages workforce data projects with the objective of improving awareness of critical workforce indicators affecting patient safety and workforce readiness.

To be successful and to achieve this you need to understand our stakeholders strategic requirements and be innovative in taking complex data sources and providing easily interpreted dashboards that highlight workforce activities that allow for future planning

The focus areas of the role include:

• Data Delivery:
  Working with multiple and complex data sources to be able to extract and model data that provides stakeholders with dashboards that reflect real time, meaningful data on activities including vacancies, overtime, workforce modelling and aged care will help with business planning
• Advisory:
  Your reporting is integral to helping identify our workforce trends measured against our strategic objectives and then providing analysis on future workforce solutions and possible alternative models (eg FIFO)
• Project Management:
  ability to manage multiple workforce data projects and prioritise requests, managing resources and stakeholders and influencing decisions while ensuring deadlines are met

As the Manager of the Workforce Performance and Planning team you are critical to WACHS future strategy and a key driver for our success. While providing the data can be challenging it's also very rewarding as you are a critical part in ensuring patient safety and that we can deliver quality health services across WA now and into the future

Area Profile:
The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the largest country health system in Australia and one of the biggest in the world, providing health services to approximately half a million people, including 45,000 Aboriginal people, over a vast two and a half million square kilometre area. The organisation comprises seven regions, with a strong network of public hospitals, health services and health centres located across rural and remote Western Australia. Our core business is the provision of quality, accessible health services to country WA residents and visitors.
Employee Benefits:
In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• 11% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information click here.
• Access to generous salary packaging arrangements
• Professional Development Opportunities and Study Leave/assistance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible leave arrangements
• Other professional and location based allowances

As a WA Country Health Service employee you're entitled to discounts across some private health care funds. Please see attached flyer for further details.

For Further Job Related Information:
We encourage you to contact Colette Young, Executive Director People, Capability and Culture via email at

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on for immediate assistance during business hours.

Application Instructions:
Applicants are requested to apply online ( ).
It is preferable for your referee to be a current supervisor or manager.

Please note:
Applicants are not required to complete a document addressing all selection criteria listed in the job description. Applicants are advised to submit a CV and an optional Cover Letter.

Applicants are required to demonstrate in their CV how they meet the essential criterion listed on the job description form.

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.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:
00pm will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.