Project and Performance Lead

Overview

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This is a full-time opportunity within the Victorian Public Service, reporting to Justice Health as part of the Corrections and Justice Services group.

About The Business

Justice Health is part of the Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group in the Department of Justice and Community Safety and supports the Minister for Corrections. CJS comprises Corrections Victoria; Policy, Strategy and Service Design; Group Services and Coordination; and Justice Services (which includes Community Correctional Services and other justice programs). CJS aims to develop safer and more resilient communities and deliver a trusted justice and community safety system.

About The Role

The role of the Projects and Performance Lead is to review, investigate and audit health service delivery, including through location-based audits, and to support and inform health service design and system improvements and maintain sound systems, policies and procedures that support audits and reviews. The Projects and Performance Lead will work collaboratively with Senior and Principal Clinical Oversight Officers and with key service partners to identify and respond to issues and risks that affect health care outcomes and provide high-level strategic advice, reports, briefings, presentations and correspondence on complex and sensitive matters.

Some Of Your Duties Will Include

• Review, investigate and audit healthcare service delivery.
• Provide evidence-based advice to inform service design and system improvements.
• Maintain sound systems, policies and procedures that foster a culture of accountability, while encouraging innovation and problem solving.
• Engage with men and women in prison to understand their healthcare needs and experiences and ensure their experiences inform ongoing improvements in healthcare in custodial settings.
• Work collaboratively with key service partners, including other teams in Justice Health and Corrections Victoria to identify and respond to issues and risks that affect health care outcomes.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in delivery of healthcare services in highly sensitive and complex environments.
• Demonstrated experience in a quality-focused role.
• Project management experience would be an advantage.

Qualifications/Requirements

• A tertiary qualification in an applicable field
• Project management experience ideally in a clinical environment

How To Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please contact the listed recruiter.

Important Information

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT: The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We strive to foster a culturally safe, child-safe and child-friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources

Industries

• Government Administration

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