• Bring your passion for improving healthcare and help create innovative solutions with local Tasmanian communities
• Full-time, permanent
• Salary ($80,000 - $85,000) + super + not-for-profit salary packaging
• Locations: Hobart, Launceston or Ulverstone – your choice

About the opportunity

At Primary Health Tasmania, our purpose is to create sustainable health and wellbeing solutions with, and for, the Tasmanian community - making sure Tasmanians get the right health care, in the right place and at the right time. Our Partnership and Integration team focuses on understanding health policies, strategic health reform and testing new integrated care models. We use diverse skills to create innovative solutions and strengthen health service coordination.

We are excited to be searching for our new Health Program Coordinator (Primary Health Consultant) to work with prioritised local communities, co-designing tailored solutions that address their specific health care needs. Are you passionate about improving healthcare systems and can work alongside different partners to make it happen? If so, you might be just the person we’re looking for!

Your new team is collaborative and motivated and makes a real difference in local communities. Plus, you'll get to travel across Tasmania, work in a hybrid environment (after 6 months) and enjoy a culture of continuous improvement.

What you would be doing

Every day you will have the opportunity to coordinate and support local projects by:

• Conducting environmental scans and needs assessments to identify local barriers, challenges and opportunities
• Consulting with local providers and consumers
• Forming working groups
• Developing multidisciplinary models of care specific to local needs
• Supporting the coordination and development of strategic workforce solutions for primary health workforce to address current shortages

Here's what you’ll look like

You might have a background in health or community service, health policy, community planning, government, workforce development or project coordination.

These skills will also get you off to a great start:

• Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to collaborate with consumers and stakeholders across health and service sectors to identify issues, implement solutions, and evaluate outcomes
• Evidence-Based Planning: Advanced strategic thinking with expertise in analysing policies, reforms, regulations, and health data to inform planning and projects
• Teamwork: Experience leading and collaborating within teams to drive organisational high performance
• You’ll be a culture champion – understanding that every day, you play an important part of what makes Primary Health Tasmania a great place to work.

Benefits of working with us…

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 – Use your pre-tax salary for everyday expenses which means you pay less tax and have more money to spend
• Up to $2,650 of pre-tax income can be used to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holiday accommodation etc.)
• Hybrid working option – blend of working from the office and home (after completion of 6 months)
• Generous leave and family care benefits, such as; additional 5 days of paid Carer’s Leave per year, paid Parental Leave, 3 days of paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Discounted private health insurance
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture which embraces the diversity of its people

Here’s some information about us…

We are a not-for-profit organisation funded by the Australian Government to connect care and keep Tasmanians well and out of hospital. We are one of 31 Primary Health Networks (PHNs) in Australia and operate statewide with offices in Hobart, Launceston and Ulverstone. Our people and our values are an important part of what makes Primary Health Tasmania a great place to work. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values – Teamwork, Respect, Accountability and Courage.

How to apply

If you are ready to make your mark in this fast-paced, meaningful role and join a dedicated team who make a real difference every day, please get in touch.

Be sure to make your application stand out by providing a current resume and a cover letter describing your motivation for applying, and how your unique skills, experience and values align with the requirements of the role as outlined in the Position Description found on our website: primaryhealthtas.com.au/careers.     

Feel free to reach out and learn more about this opportunity by calling Didi Okwechime – Lead – Integrated Health Care on 03 6213 8250.

Please note: We may commence interviews prior to this date and close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found, so, please apply as soon as possible.     

A position description is attached.

Diversity Statement

We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We recognise the richness that diversity brings to our workplace and believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their ages, nationalities, abilities, religions, genders, sexualities and cultural identities.

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