Project Officer

**Description**

**Employment Type**:Full Time, Temporary 3 Month Contract with the possibility of extension
**Classification**: Senior Officer Grade C (PN 67405)
**Salary**:$121,389 - $130,392 (Plus 11.5% Super)
**Location**:Hybrid
**Section**:Integrated Care Program
**Closing Date**:20 October 2024

**What can we offer you**:

- City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra.- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.- Flexible working conditions.-
**About the Role**:
The Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for leading the delivery of a comprehensive range of health services for the ACT and surrounding district. It balances the coordination of day-to-day operations while leading strategic development initiatives required for long-term success.

The Integrated Care Program is a key initiative for achieving CHS’s Vision, Role, and Values. In particular, building the connections and establishing the trust required to provide integrated care across the ACT and surrounds. Patient Navigation is a key element of the Integrated Care Program, with the ongoing delivery and development of the Paediatric Liaison and Navigation Service (PLANS), Liaison and Navigation Service (LaNS) and the Primary Care Pilot. These services deliver proactive connection and coordination of care with a focus on specific heath needs in the community, particularly the needs of individuals with multimorbidity and complex care needs.

The Integrated Care Clinical Project Officer will work closely with the Integrated Care Program Project and Management teams to provide guidance and structure to the ongoing development of patient navigation services.

With limited direction, the role will work with the teams on service development activities including the establishment of processes, development of guidelines, and introduction of initiatives to provide robust foundations for effective patient navigation. The role will establish or advance service evaluation and improvement activities including the progression of service Key Performance Indicators, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, and Patient Reported Experience Measures. The position will also establish and undertake service promotion activities, fostering partnerships across CHS and other services.

The occupant of the role will be an inter-disciplinary thinker who can explore problems from different perspectives and communicate ideas and proposals clearly. Success in this role requires strategic and analytical thinking coupled with strong collaboration and communication skills, particularly the ability to incorporate diverse knowledge and viewpoints while also providing leadership.

**For more information regarding the position duties click here for the **_Position Description._**
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.**To Apply**:
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

**Our **Vision**: creating exceptional health care together
**Our** **Role**: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
**Our **Values**: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
- The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics._

**Job**: General/Administrative

**Salary Range**: 119,595.00 - 128,465.00

**Closing Date**: 20/Oct/2024, 7:59:00 AM