Improvement and Innovation Advisor

3 days ago


West Gippsland Latrobe Valley, Australia West Gippsland Healthcare Group Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year
Improvement and Innovation Advisor
Quality & Safety Department

Fixed Term Full Time or Part time, up to 76 hours per fortnight

Commencing ASAP to June 2026 (Secondment backfill)

Classification is dependent on qualifications, skills and experience

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Do you have experience in healthcare and are keen to have an impact on the systems that ensure safe and high-quality care for our consumers? Are you a process-driven systems thinker?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Improvement and Innovation Advisor within the Quality and Safety Unit. This position supports the implementation of measurable improvement in health service capability and care delivery in key priority areas.

The Advisor will lead improvement and innovation initiatives, working closely with teams across the organisation and externally. This role involves planning, coaching, and delivering improvement activities aligned with strategic goals.

This is a fixed term full-time or part time position of up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing immediately to June 2026. The exact hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant. Further information is contained in the Position Description.

Our preferred candidate will have:

  • Strong project & change management skills, with experience leading successful improvement initiatives
  • Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly
  • Familiarity with redesign methodologies such as Lean, and a proactive, solution-focused approach
  • Ability to work independently with robust reporting mechanisms aligned to organisational priorities
  • Proven ability to collaborate within a team and across disciplines

The following experience/qualifications would be considered advantageous:

  • Tertiary qualification in a health discipline, improvement science, or process redesign (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma)
  • Experience in staff education or mentoring
  • Proficiency in operations analysis and data visualisation
  • Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel

About our organisation

The West Gippsland Healthcare Group is a customer focused health organisation providing acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, residential care and community health services to 45,000 people in the rural, urban residential, agricultural and industrial areas located within the Baw Baw Shire and beyond. The administrative headquarters are located at West Gippsland Hospital in Warragul, approximately 100kms east of Melbourne.

West Gippsland Healthcare Group staff benefits include

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Access to employee assistance program
  • Salary packaging
  • Free Parking

Working with us

All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six month probationary period applies to all new appointments.

Further details and how to apply

Applications must be submitted via and must include a current CV and a covering letter.  Responses to the selection criteria are recommended. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide at least 2 professional referees. If you have any further queries, please contact Penny Woodward, Interim Deputy Director Clinical Governance, via email

Applications close on Sunday, 14 September 2025

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As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.

As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.


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