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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Finance & Commercial, Biomedical Engineering (BME), Kaurna Land, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary (multi-classified position)
  • PO3 - $101,285.00 to $107,078.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
  • TGO5 - $98,478.00 to $104,165.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full time - Ongoing Permanent

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

Lead and manage biomedical engineering services, ensuring safe, high-quality care and effective resource use. Oversee maintenance, projects, and compliance across diverse devices and systems. Engage with clients, contractors and staff, reporting to divisional leadership.

Key duties of the role

• Lead safe and timely biomedical services across sites and regions
• Manage budgets, assets, staff and contractors to meet service goals
• Ensure high standards of quality, compliance and risk management
• Oversee complex maintenance programs, projects and biomedical systems
• Promote innovation, continuous improvement and workforce training

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in managing and evaluating the delivery of remedial and preventative maintenance services including the ability to build customer relations, create service delivery schedules and develop standardised processes.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and monitoring staff and contractor performance and fostering the development of staff.
• Sound experience in providing specialist biomedical engineering analysis and expertise in the resolution of highly complex remedial maintenance issues.
• Experience in planning and delivering continuous improvement projects, processes, systems and organisational change initiatives.

Enquiries can be directed to

Scott McGarry - BME A/Manager, Phone: 8161 6796 or E-mail: scott.mcgarry@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• PO3 - Role Description.pdf
• TGO5 - Role Description.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Friday 3 October 2025 – 11:55pm