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Appointments to positions with South East Health are made on the basis of merit. This means that the applicant considered to be the most capable of performing the duties of the position is selected. Choosing the best person for the position is part of South East Health’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy. If you are requested to attend an interview and you have any special needs (for example, wheelchair access to the building, interpreter for hearing impaired persons) you should tell the person who contacts you about the interview. Submitting the application Please review the information provided on the web site and contact the person named in the advertisement to discuss any further questions you have. This can help you decide if you are interested in the job. Selection Criteria The essential and desirable criteria for each position are contained within the job advertisement. Please address each essential and desirable criterion separately and describe fully how you meet them. You may do this by providing examples of tasks and duties which clarify the relevance of your skills and experience for the position together with how current they are. Remember that you are competing with other applicants for this position. If your application does not address the criteria fully you may not be invited for interview. Criminal Record Checks It is South East Health policy to require recommended applicants to undertake a Criminal Record Check conducted by the NSW Police Department for, sexual offences, serious offences involving threat or injury to another person and serious offences which are directly relevant to the duties of the position for which they have applied. A criminal record check for applicants recommended for appointment is only undertaken following interview and with the signed consent of the recommended appointee. Appointment to a position will be conditional upon a satisfactory criminal record check being returned. It is also South East Health policy that all recommended applicants for appointment provide appropriate documentation to support their identity. Interview and assessment Interviews and selection are conducted by a panel of at least three people. The panel usually includes the manager of the job, an independent (a person not employed by the Department advertising the position) and another person who can contribute to the selection process. Panels will always consist of at least one male and one female member. If called for an interview, you will be asked questions related to the duties of the position and the advertised selection criteria. You may also be asked to tell the panel more about particular areas of your application. You will be able to ask questions about the position and provide the panel with more information to help your application. Prior to the interview please read the job advertisement and/or position description again. The criteria for the position have been developed from the position description and the Panel will use the criteria to develop interview questions. You can also do the same. It will assist the Panel if you are able to link experiences and examples of previous work to the position description and selection criteria. Other methods may be used to decide if you are suitable for the position. For example, the panel will call your referees or may wish to look at samples of your work. The panel discusses which applicant best meets the selection criteria and writes a detailed report which rates the strengths and weaknesses of each applicant. A recommendation is made to either offer the position to the best applicant or take further action (for example, readvertise the position). Feedback You will be advised in writing of the result of your application after the selection process is completed, normally within two (2) weeks of interviews being conducted. If your application is unsuccessful, you may wish to contact the convenor of the panel to discuss your performance in the interview. If your application is successful a representative of South East Health will contact you and offer the position to you.
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