Policy Coordinator

**Job no**: 887617
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Administration, Business and Management
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Finance - Lyell McEwin Hospital**:

- **Salary**: $85,790 - $95,413 p.a. **plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits**:

- **ASO5 - Temporary Full-Time**

**About the Role**:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Policy Coordinator within the Finance Division.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

Provide leadership in the management, implementation and evaluation of the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) Policy Framework and system within NALHN by:

- Leading the development, implementation and evaluation of a contemporary policy management system that supports operational and strategic objectives of the NALHN;
- Providing oversight for the policy management system;
- Developing, implementing, teaching and evaluation education and training programs for clinical and non-clinical staff to ensure an understanding and knowledge of policy systems and access in the NALHN;
- Implementing mechanisms to ensure NALHN meets the requirement of the National Safety & Quality Standards for Health Services and relevant other accreditation standards related to management of policy systems;
- Developing, analysing and reporting on audits of the effectiveness of the policy management system and coordinating the implementation of consequential action plans; and
- Initiating and leading the management of high level complex projects using quality project methodologies for specific policy reform strategies.

To be eligible for this position, you must have:
**ESSENTIAL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**

**Educational/Vocational Qualifications**
- Nil

**DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS***

**Educational/Vocational Qualifications**
- Tertiary qualification in relevant area

**About You**:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Policy Coordinator looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

**About Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

**Benefits of working at NALHN**:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

**Check(s)**:

- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (e.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

**Immunisation Risk for this position is **-** Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)