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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 829 asked in the Legislative Council on 8 November 2017 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE
829. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the media statement from the WA Country Health Service dated 2 November 2017 and headed ''Finance service consolidated with no job losses''.
      (1) Would the minister please provide a list of the positions affected by the change by position title, level classification, town and WACHS region location?'
(2) How many of these positions will be relocated to Perth and Bunbury respectively?
      (3) On what basis were the hubs in Perth and Bunbury chosen as the preferred location for financial service delivery?
      (4) What will be the proposed structure and service delivery arrangements for the Perth and Bunbury hubs once established?
Hon ALANNA CLOHESY replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am advised as follows.
    (1) I have a list of the positions that will be impacted in the current structure and the new structure post consolidation. The list is in tabular form and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted.

The following material was incorporated —

Table 1.0 Current List of Positions by position title, level classification, town and WACHS region location

Position TitleLevel ClassificationTownWACHS RegionPosition CountType
Senior Finance OfficerL5KalgoorlieGoldfields1Current
Senior Finance OfficerL5EsperanceGoldfields1Current
Accounts ClerkL2KalgoorlieGoldfields2Current
Clerk FinanceL2KalgoorlieGoldfields2Current
Senior Finance OfficerL6AlbanyGREAT SOUTHERN1Current
Finance OfficerL5AlbanyGREAT SOUTHERN1Current
Accounting OfficerL3AlbanyGREAT SOUTHERN1Current
Accounting Clerk (VMO's)L3AlbanyGREAT SOUTHERN1Current
Finance OfficerL2AlbanyGREAT SOUTHERN1Current
ClerkL2AlbanyGREAT SOUTHERN3Current
Medical Imaging Account / Relief ClerkL2AlbanyGREAT SOUTHERN1Current
Relieving ClerkL2AlbanyGREAT SOUTHERN1Current
AccountantL8DerbyKIMBERLEY1Current
Senior Finance OfficerL5DerbyKIMBERLEY1Current
Finance OfficerL3DerbyKIMBERLEY1Current
Accounts CoordinatorL3DerbyKIMBERLEY1Current
Receptionist/ClerkL2DerbyKIMBERLEY1Current
Accounts ClerkL2DerbyKIMBERLEY2Current
Senior Finance OfficerL6GeraldtonMIDWEST1Current
Finance OfficerL4GeraldtonMIDWEST1Current
Senior Accounts ClerkL3GeraldtonMIDWEST1Current
Finance ClerkL2GeraldtonMIDWEST3Current
Senior Finance OfficerL5HedlandPILBARA1Current
Business Support OfficerL4PerthCentral Office1Current
Senior Assets and Finance OfficerL7BunburySOUTH WEST1Current
Finance Officer - VMP/Tax/CreditorsL5BunburySOUTH WEST1Current
Finance OfficerL3BusseltonSOUTH WEST1Current
Accounts ClerkL2BunburySOUTH WEST11Current
Accounts ClerkL1/2BunburySOUTH WEST1Current
VMP Accounts ClerkL2CollieSOUTH WEST1Current
VMP Accounts ClerkL2BunburySOUTH WEST1Current
Senior Finance OfficerL7NorthamWHEATBELT2Current
Accounts Payable SvrL3NorthamWHEATBELT1Current
Finance Officer - AR Oracle / PBRC BillingL3NorthamWHEATBELT1Current
Finance OfficerL3NorthamWHEATBELT2Current
Clerical Assistant Finance - AP / ARL2NorthamWHEATBELT1Current
TOTAL55
Table 2.0 Post Consolidation List of Positions by position title, level classification, town and WACHS region location
Position TitleLevel
Classification		TownWACHS RegionPosition
Count		Type
Coordinator - Accounts PayableG7BunburySOUTH WEST1After
Accounts Payable Officer AG3BunburySOUTH WEST8After
Accounts Payable Officer BG3BunburySOUTH WEST7After
Team Leader - Accounts PayableG5BunburySOUTH WEST2After
Coordinator - Accounts ReceivableG8BunburySOUTH WEST1After
Account Receivable Officer AG3BunburySOUTH WEST6After
Account Receivable Officer BG3BunburySOUTH WEST8After
Team Leader - Accounts ReceivableG5BunburySOUTH WEST2After
Coordinator - General LedgerG7PerthPerth2After
General Ledger Officer AG4PerthPerth4After
General Ledger Officer BG4PerthPerth4After
Senior General Ledger Officer A1G6PerthPerth1After
Senior General Ledger OfficerG5PerthPerth2After
Regional Business Analyst GoldfieldsG7KalgoorlieGoldfields1After
Regional Business Analyst Great SouthernG7AlbanyGREAT SOUTHERN1After
Regional Business Analyst KimberleyG7BroomeKIMBERLEY1After
Regional Business Analyst MidwestG7GeraldtonMIDWEST1After
Regional Business Analyst PilbaraG7HedlandPilbara1After
Regional Business Analyst SouthwestG7BunburySOUTH WEST1After
Regional Business Analyst WheatbeltG7NorthamWHEATBELT1After
TOTAL55
(2) Thirteen positions will be relocated to Perth and 25 positions will be relocated to Bunbury.
      (3) The hubs in Perth and Bunbury were based on similar contemporary service delivery models that benefit from centralisation, standardisation of process and strong management oversight. The general ledger function will reside in Perth, close to the WA Country Health Service chief financial officer, with the remaining transactional services located in Bunbury, the largest rural centre in country WA. WACHS has ensured that the majority of jobs will be retained in the country by locating one of the two hubs in a regional centre.
(4) The proposed structure is work-stream based and led by service experts.