PHN Hunter New England and Central Coast – Armidale NSW
Location | Flexible – Armidale, Erina, Newcastle, or Tamworth
Hours | Part-time (0.6 FTE, 22.8 hours/week) until 30 June 2025*
Application Close Date | 9am Tuesday 29 October
Annual Full-Time Equivalent Salary | $80,765 - $88,924.3+ 11.5% super + salary packaging**
Join our Workforce team as a Project Officer to deliver on the WIP- Practice Stream as per the Grant guidelines.
Why work for us
We are a values-driven organisation and are proud of our culture and the benefits we offer.
We employ highly motivated and passionate people who work together to deliver innovative, locally relevant solutions that measurably improve the health outcomes of our communities.
Our values are the basis of everything we do including how we work with each other and the way we connect with our industry partners and the wider community.
We are proud to have been recognised by the 2024 Australian Business Awards as an Employer of Choice.
We pride ourselves on being supportive and flexible and offer a great range of benefits including:
Salary packaging up to $15,900 (Less tax can mean more take home pay).Up to $2,650 of pre-tax income can be used to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holiday accommodation etc.
).Hybrid model of working from the office and home – WFH up to 60% of working hours.Professional development / Education & Training opportunities.Corporate Fitness Program (Fitness Passport - access to 650 Gyms & Swimming Pool Facilities).Assistance Program support (EAP).Collaboration with passionate like-minded professionals.Additional Leave for family & community responsibilities.Additional leave between the Christmas and New Year period.A supportive team environment.Ability to purchase additional leave.About the Role The Workforce Incentive Program- Practice Stream (WIP-PS) provides financial incentives to assist general practices with the cost of engaging nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island health workers and practitioners.
This was announced in the May 2023 federal budget and includes:
Increases to paymentsIndexation changesData and accountability changes.The Practice Stream provides primary care practices with more flexibility to respond to local community needs and gaps in services.
This includes helping practices to meet the increasingly complex health needs of older people and people living with chronic and complex conditions.
It is designed to complement and strengthen existing services, not replace or duplicate them.
Practice Stream payments assist general practices with the cost of engaging eligible health professionals.
The role is a short-term specific project which will involve assisting practices to develop a full understanding of the components of incentive and to assist the practice to identify barriers and develop strategies to maximise access to the incentive.
The successful candidate will have: Tertiary qualifications or relevant experience in health, business, project management, communications, or a related field.Demonstrated experience applying project management principles and the practical application of these to effect project outcomes.Demonstrated experience with stakeholder engagement, including the ability to build relationships, foster networks, and support partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.How to apply: Address the selection criteria (both essential and desirable) in your cover letter.
You will find the selection criteria in the job description which is in the document section of the advertisement.Submit your cover letter and resume to the PHN by hitting the "apply now" button.For more information, please contact Alison Tattersall, Manager - Primary Care Workforce on 0400 198 ***.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We believe that our differences are what make us great.
Whatever our race, gender identity, intersex status, ability, religion, beliefs, or sexual orientation.
We are on our journey to continuously work to call out bias and celebrate workplace inclusion as guided by our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy.
Additional Information
*PHN's have been funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care since 2015.
This is a maximum term contract until 30 June 2025 and any contract extensions are dependent on ongoing funding.
**Salary: This role is classified as F – J within our Enterprise Agreement and the rate will be dependent on skills and experience/qualifications.
New appointments are generally offered between grade F - I.
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