Project Lead

**Project Lead - Theatre Efficiencies - Delivery and Innovation Team**
**Fixed term, part time**
**60.8 hours per fortnight for 12 months**

**About Grampians Health**

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

**About the role**

The Project Lead - Theatre Efficiencies, will report to the GRHSP Elective Surgery Delivery and Innovation Team Change and Redesign Manager and will take on all project requirements to investigate models to develop a regional approach to theatre Efficiencies.

This initiative will aim to:

- Review theatre management processes to ensure operating theatre capacity is utilised so more patients receive timely access to surgical procedures.
- Explore best-in-class theatre management models, in order to develop a viable regional wide approach for GRHSP, to improve surgical outcomes.
- Explore ways to improve the patient’s surgical journey and increase theatre efficiency and throughput.
- Conduct an audit of all theatre utilisation & capability across the GRHSP in order to create a benchmark of current state and identify gaps and opportunities.

**Grampians Health Culture & Benefits**

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

**Ballarat Region**

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

**How to apply**

Click **APPLY **or contact Sean Burns - Change & Redesign Manager - Elective Surgery Delivery & Innovation on 0431 051 837 for a confidential discussion.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
- Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people._

**Selection Criteria**
- Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.