Lived Experience Advisor

2 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Western Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Western Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Projects

Reference: 53099

Western Health is committed to meaningful partnerships with our consumers and community. Our Lived Experience Advisor (LEA) roles aim to amplify consumer voices in quality improvement activities, especially for those with the highest health needs or at the most risk of service inequity.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced individual to join our maternity services project team as a Lived Experience Advisor; in recognition of the invaluable impact of lived experience in shaping safe and effective health services.

As a Lived Experience Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in the project team completing current antenatal and maternity service reviews. Supported by the Consumer Partnerships Manager and collaborating closely with the Women's and Children's Division’s project and quality improvement leads, you will focus on reviewing current services, attending project team meetings and suggesting improvement opportunities from a lived experience perspective.

This is a temporary, part-time position for 12 months (one day per week or per fortnight considered).

Please see the position description for full details.

**About Us**

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

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