Permanent, part-time (32 hours over 4-5 days per week) Heidelberg and Epping locations with hybrid working Competitive salary plus salary packaging and flexibility Are you passionate about improving the cancer service system, delivering cancer policy and projects, collaborating with world-class cancer clinicians and cancer leaders, achieving excellence in cancer patient experience and outcomes? A rewarding opportunity exists for a motivated, collaborative, and highly organised health professional as the NEMICS Project Manager, Northern Health focused.
About VICS: The Victorian Integrated Cancer Services (VICS) are Victoria's cancer services improvement network. The VICS are funded by the Victorian Department of Health. Together we deliver strategic cancer services improvement aligned with the Victorian Cancer Plan, VICS Implementation Plan, and Optimal Care Pathways. www.vics.org.au About NEMICS: NEMICS is funded by the Victorian Department of Health and is one of nine cancer services improvement networks. We deliver strategic cancer services improvement aligned with the Victorian Cancer Plan, VICS Implementation Plan, Optimal Care Pathways, and local priorities. Our team delivers excellence, innovation, collaboration, and initiatives with impact. Our program utilises evidence, data, and co-design to deliver innovative cancer services improvement.
NEMICS is hosted by Austin Health and our member organisations include Austin Health, Eastern Health, Mercy Hospital for Women, and Northern Health. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to improve cancer patient experience of care and outcomes.
About the role: The NEMICS Project Manager is an important member of our team, responsible for cancer services improvement projects and practice development. Cancer service improvement focus areas include multidisciplinary care, supportive care, reducing variation against the Optimal Cancer Pathways, survivorship care, priority populations, and other Victorian Cancer Plan priorities.
About you: Ideally, you'll have:
Tertiary qualification in health with more than three years of experience in hospitals, community health, chronic disease management, and/or cancer services.A post-graduate qualification (or working towards) in health services management, public health, health policy or project management.Demonstrated skills and experience in project management at service, organisation and/or statewide level.Demonstrated skills and experience in health record audit, data collection, management, analysis, and reporting.Demonstrated experience with project report writing and/or research publications.Demonstrated high-level organisation skills with the ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and achieve performance targets.Demonstrated proficiency with information technology, including Microsoft Office and Excel.Demonstrated experience working across health sectors eg. community health, aged care, health services, and/or primary care.Demonstrated experience working in a health program funded by government.Working at Austin Health & VICS means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging.A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.Mentoring and career development opportunities.Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists.Work with us! We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager - Linda Nolte at ******.
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. Application closing date: 1 January 2025
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