ACT Health values

The ACT Public Service (ACTPS) employee values and signature behaviours define our organisation and how we should measure our behaviour.

Our values and behaviours may look different depending on the particular professional and organisational context, but they will still be recognisable.

Employee values

The ACT Health Directorate values of respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation are the same as the ACT Public Service values.

All employees are expected to model the values and signature behaviours. The values define who we are as an organisation and are the standards by which we should measure our own and others’ behaviours.

Through the behaviours, we have permission to raise concerns in a language which allows us to have a conversation to improve our workplaces and build a positive work culture.

There should be a focus on building a psychologically safe environment which allows employees to thrive and build a continually developing organisation.

All the values and signature behaviours are equally important, but at times we may need to give one value more prominence that another.

Respect

Respect in the ACTPS means treating others with the sensitivity, courtesy and understanding we would wish for ourselves, and recognising that everyone has something to offer. Respect rests on a foundation of fundamental decency in our dealings with colleagues and clients alike.

Integrity

Integrity in the ACTPS means being apolitical, honest, dependable, and accountable in our dealings with ministers, the Parliament, the public and each other. It means recognising achievement, having those uncomfortable conversations and consistency in our dealings with others.

Collaboration

Collaboration in the ACTPS means actively sharing information and resources, working together towards shared goals and asking, 'who else do I need to talk to to get this right?' To collaborate is to break down unhealthy silos and genuinely engage with colleagues in the ACTPS and with the broader community.

Innovation

Innovation in the ACTPS means asking 'why', seeking out new and better ways of doing things, and not settling for how it has always been. Through innovation we empower colleagues at all levels to raise new ideas and consider sensible and thoughtful engagement.

Find out more on the ACTPS employment portal.