Partnerships Lead

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

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**About us**

Monash Health is Victoria's largest public health service. We provide safe, high-quality care to one-quarter of Melbourne's population, across the entire lifespan, from pre-birth to end-of-life.

More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-east Melbourne, including seven hospitals and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. Each year:

- We provide more than 3.4 million episodes of care to our community,
- More than 276,000 people are admitted to our hospitals,
- Close to 220,000 people receive care at our three emergency departments,
- We respond to more than 67,000 ambulance arrivals,
- We perform more than 48,000 surgical procedures, and
- We deliver more than 10,000 babies.

We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to a fair, non-discriminatory workplace that maximises the talent, potential and contribution of all.

**About SEPHU**

The South East Public Health Unit (SEPHU) is a major component of a once in a generation reform of public health delivery in Victoria. The new system consists of three Melbourne metropolitan Public Health Units (North Eastern [NEPHU], Western [WPHU] and South East [SEPHU]), who are linked with the existing six Regional Public Health Units and the Department of Health (DH).

SEPHU is led and coordinated by Monash Health and was established initially to strengthen the public health response to COVID-19 through end-to-end contact tracing and outbreak management, screening and vaccination. The unit enables the integration of care and public health functions, whilst enhancing the ability to rapidly respond to infection prevention issues, new cases and outbreaks within Monash Health and approximately 1.7 million people within local catchment areas.

SEPHU's public health functions are consistently reviewed and improved to meet the demands of our community. Roles and responsibilities within the program may change in accordance with future service demands and public health directions.

The local public health units [LPHUs] are progressively taking on broader public health functions beyond COVID-19, working to strengthen relationships with health care providers and services within their respective catchments to deliver a comprehensive public health program.

**About the Role**

The Partnerships Lead works in a new and growing team and is an integral part of the South East Public Health Unit. The Partnership Lead will work within the Health Promotion and Partnerships team to help develop, facilitate and co-ordinate prevention resources and partnerships and embed place-based prevention activities aligned with state-wide policies and priorities and SEPHU's population health catchment plan. The position will contribute to the development of strengthened linkages between local area health organisations, community services providers and the community and for leading a population approach for placed-based prevention efforts aligned with state-wide policies and local priorities.

**About You**
- and large-scale projects, ideally in the health or public health setting and have the acumen to influence, collaborate and build sustainable relationships with relevant stakeholders.The Partnerships Lead will have advanced skills in organisation, time management, planning and priority setting. An ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with the public health multidisciplinary team to deliver safe consumer-focused care, providing extensive specialised knowledge as required. A tertiary degree in nursing, allied health, medicine, health promotion or related public health field is mandatory. Post graduate qualifications in public health, environmental science or public policy highly desirable.

**What we offer**:

- Salary packaging
- Flexible remote working arrangements
- On-site subsidised car parking
- Free lifestyle management seminars (superannuation, retirement, etc.)
- Access to salary packaging, private health insurance and industry banking at competitive rate
- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your professional development, technical skills and knowledge base
- Avenues to further develop your skills
- Organisational commitment to your health and wellbeing, including on-site fitness centre and a comprehensive Employee
- ADO for full time positions
- Enjoy working with a passionate and enthusiastic team to contribute to the development of the future of public health in the South East of Melbourne

**How to Apply**

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment o