Manager, Clinical Advisory Planning

**This Ad is for 2 Manager Roles within the Clinical Advisory Planning Area**

**About the role**:
Are you:

- A high performing individual with strong leadership and communication skills.
- Do you have current knowledge of the health system and hospital environments.
- Do you have experience in project management and/or health infrastructure.

Victoria is experiencing significant growth in population, and demand for increased health services. To support this need, a substantial number of health infrastructure projects are in planning, development, and delivery. The Department requires an expert team to provide clinical advice to inform health infrastructure projects to ensure the hospitals we build in Victoria are functional, operationally affordable and support clinical and patient's needs.

The Manager, Clinical Advisory will be a key advisor, providing comprehensive and accurate advice in the delivery of health infrastructure and the clinical drivers of Capital Planning. The role sits within the Department of Health and provides advice and direction to the health delivery agency (Victorian Health Building Authority).

The position will lead, support and develop a team of advisors who can coordinate and develop key inputs into the clinical requirements needed for capital infrastructure. A key aspect of this role is working in partnership with Health Services.

**About us**:
At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.

We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.

**How you'll make a difference**:
**Suitable applicants will be able to demonstrate**:
**Role Accountability**

Leadership
- Lead specialised design project team, comprising VPS staff, contractors and external consultants to collate and provide expert, strategic advice, negotiate and liaise with stakeholders and service providers on a range of complex project design issues.
- Overseeing the development of key planning documentation, while working in partnership with Health Services and health delivery agency. Ensuring innovation and emerging trends in health care delivery are included in future planning.

Project Management - Utilising Project Management skills that translate technical specifications and information into actionable briefs, plans and reports to key stakeholders, senior leadership, and project team members.

Communication
- Providing expert advice to health delivery agency on capital planning deliverables and any clinical planning issues with a key focus on design, planning and stakeholder engagement.
- Build strong working relationships and competently negotiate using formal and informal channels of communication, with stakeholders and external institutions including branch team member, consultants, wider department, and the delivery agency to ensure work is prioritised and delivered on time and to appropriate, quality standards.
- Demonstrate in all your interactions a collaborative, can do and professional manner that can deftly work across multiple and competing commitment.

Planning and Organising - Sets clearly defined objectives and priorities and operates accordingly, reviewing and adjusting as required; Identifies processes, tasks and resources required to achieve a goal; Establishes systems and procedures to guide work and track progress; Recognises actual and potential barriers and finds effective ways to deal with them.

**Qualifications / Specialist Expertise**

Qualifications - Tertiary (Bachelor or higher) qualification in Health, Design, Project Management or related discipline and/or extensive experience within similar project delivery environments.

Experience related to health, clinical delivery, capital planning, project management, health planning or health administration, would be highly desirable.

Experience in health infrastructure an advantage.

To learn more please click 'Apply' to view the Position Description on the Careers.vic website.

**What we offer**:

- The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enabling Victorians to be the healthiest people in the world.
- A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service & Sector.
- A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.

**How to apply**:
Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. Click the 'Apply' button to view further information about the role including key contact details and the advertisement closing date.

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and other pre-employment checks. Informat