Principal Communications Adviser

**Job no**: 808580
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide CBD
**Categories**: Administration and Clerical
- **Central Adelaide Local Health Network - Royal Adelaide Hospital**:

- **Salary: ASO7 - $103,387 - $111,759 (p.a.)**:

- **Full-time permanent**

We're looking for a Principal Communications Adviser to join our team and contribute to the delivery of quality communications that will assist the network to achieve its ambition of being a world-class healthcare provider.

In this role, you will use your senior communication skills to deliver strategic communications, marketing and promotional plans and campaigns that will drive greater engagement amongst our staff and community and build on the network’s reputation.

As Principal Communications Adviser you’ll play a key role in building the network’s brand, reputation and engagement with key audiences by
- developing and implementing effective communications and marketing strategies that are creative and build internal and external engagement
- identifying proactive opportunities to promote CALHN’s world-class care and research
- leading a small team to deliver content, graphic design and events for the network.
- preparing communications materials including speeches, articles, presentations, EDM and web content and social media content.
- effectively identifying and assisting with issues management as required

**About you**
Working within a small team in a fast-paced environment you’ll
- be adaptable and able to work across changing priorities and with multiple stakeholders efficiently, effectively and flexibly.
- have experience in building and maintaining productive relationships and working across multiple projects, priorities and business areas efficiently, effectively and with a strong focus on continuous improvement
- be digitally savvy with excellent communications skills, strong judgement, and the ability to be a team player.
- have strong project management, planning and organisational skills, and demonstrate good initiative and
- possess tertiary qualifications in communications, public relations, journalism or relevant field required.

**Benefits of working at CALHN**
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, and a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Central Adelaide Local Health Network.
- Salary packaging: Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
- Diversity and inclusion: CALHN 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.
- Flexible working arrangements: Voluntary flexible working provisions have been introduced to enable CALHN employees to better balance work, personal life and family commitments.
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites

**About CALHN**

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

Each day presents our nearly 15,000 employees with an opportunity to perform at their best, not because they are expected to, but because they want to as they work together to achieve our strategic ambitions. Together we’re committed to delivering the very best in care for the community in line with our organisation’s values.

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan area.

Our Statewide clinical services include BreastScreen SA, SA Pathology, SA Medical Imaging and SA Pharmacy. Community health services include SA Dental (including School Dental Services), SA Prison Health and Donate Life SA.

**Application Information**:
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._ _

In addition to the annual salary package, we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.

COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement under the Public Health Act 2011 (Healthcare Setting Workers Vaccination) (COVID-19) to work in SA Health/health care.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job ref: 808580**

**Enquiries to**

Eden Panozzo