Travel Officer - Senior (Staff and Patient Travel Services) - Cairns
Make the move. Make a difference.
Keep healthcare moving.
Make every day different by joining our Chief Finance Officer Services. We have a current vacancy as the Senior Travel Officer. In your role you will be providing high level support and services to patients and staff of the Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service. Your valuable role coordinates and provides support for State vehicles and functions within the team ensuring financial compliance as well as providing management information to support decision making.
About us:
We demonstrate that we care about the challenges facing our patients and colleagues by taking time to walk in their shoes. We value compassion and we recognise the importance of connecting with patients when they're most vulnerable. Compassion is delivered with a warm hello, a smile, by genuinely listening and following through on concerns. We know that this helps to create a positive and healing environment.
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.
About your opportunity:
In this position you will...
Supervise the validation of vendor accounts and claims ensuring payments are in accord with policy and approvals and prepare electronic uploads and manual journals.




Have the ability and experience in maintaining vehicle management systems including, Utilisation Management System (UMS), Client Access System (CAS), Fleetscape and any current and emerging systems as they become available.
Interpret legislation, codes, standards, policies, guidelines and practices related to Patient Travel, Staff Travel and motor vehicles and provide high quality written and oral advice as required.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
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Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD)evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
What we offer:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.
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📌 Travel Officer - Senior (Staff And Patient Travel Services) - Cairns
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Cairns