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Policy agent (senior function):ACEMJob description:Job DescriptionAbout the CollegeThe Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is a member-located organisation whose principal function is the training, assessment and continuing professional development of emergency physicians as well as the advancement of professional standards and advocacy in emergency medicine across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. We are a specialist medical College of over 130 employees with a strong purpose, positive environment, and a Chief Executive agent and Executive leadership abilities team who lead our commitment to supporting our membership, trainees, employees and the ACEM Core values of Equity, Respect, Integrity, and Collaboration. The Position We arerecruitinga passionate Policy agent who is looking to develop their leadership abilities and mentoring expertise. this function provides opportunities to build relationships across a range of health sectors and governments, with a focus on building ACEM's policy credentials in Aotearoa New Zealand.Please note this is a permanent part-time position located in Wellington and we are accepting part-time applications at 0.6FTE to 0.8FTE for the right candidate. As a senior member of the Policy team, your work in advocacy and policy development will make a real difference to health system reform, with a core purpose of covering systematic challenges within Emergency Medicine and influencing healthcare results for vulnerable and diverse populations within Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Working closely with passionate Doctors and the Policy and Advocacy team, your contribution will ensure that our Fellows and Trainees have the resources to practice safe and high-quality care whilst improving patient results. Key strategic priorities for the team include covering bottlenecks that prevent patients from being admitted to hospital (access block), mental health presentations at Emergency Departments (ED), workforce distribution and building and maintaining safe working environments within the ED. Other key focuses of the function include implementing and coordinating advocacy campaigns or policy relating to public health and disaster medicine, and Indigenous health. Our ideal candidate will have: » Tertiary qualifications in public health, public policy, or other related health disciplines. » Strong conceptual and analytical expertise to identify problems and solutions in a range of policy and advocacy environments. » expertise of policy, legislative or political processes as they relate to the health sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. » Well-developed engagement and consultation expertise including the capability to identify and contact with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders. What’s on Offer ACEM offers excellent staff benefits including: » Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year » Flexible work arrangements » Health and wellbeing initiatives » Active corporate social responsibility including Casual Friday Charity » continuing employee development and training How to submit the application:To Apply A copy of the Position Description is available here.To be considered, you must have the right to work in AotearoaNew Zealand and your application should contain a cover letter covering 3-4 points of the selection criteria (see key expertise, qualifications, and attributes in the position description) and a resume.For more information or questions about the position Contact Us by Human Resources via humanresources@acem.org.au or on (+613) 9320 0452.Recruitment agencies, we appreciate your interest, but plan to fill this function ourselves. ACEM is an Equal Opportunity Employer who promotes, embraces and values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and M?ori are encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of service and support to our members. With this in mind, please note that this function will be recruited in a virtual environment.Skills:
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