Primary Care Liaison Officer

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:

- The project officer role is responsible for the interface between primary care providers and Mercy Health. This role will have significant stakeholder engagement and partnership management internally and externally. Primary responsibilities include communications, building relationships, quality improvement opportunities and the advocacy and promotion of Mercy Health Services.
- Generous salary, HS5
- Part time, 4 days per week (flexibility as to which days)
- Provide a high level of collaboration and service coordination between primary care providers, community groups and Werribee Mercy Hospital
- Support organisational goals through the development and active promotion of new and existing hospital services

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Degree qualification in a health discipline such as: allied health, public health or nursing with prior experience in a health setting.
- A sound understanding of the complexities of healthcare within the Western region
- Ideally you will have experience within the Western catchment region
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills with a drive for continuous quality improvement
- Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently

**ABOUT US**:

- Werribee Mercy Hospital is a General Public Hospital located in the rapidly growing Western suburbs of Melbourne. Our services include surgical, medical, maternity, newborn, renal dialysis, emergency, mental health, rehabilitation, aged and palliative care. The hospital has recently undergone significant expansion with the opening or our new intensive care unit, additional operating theatres and the opening of two new wards, taking the total number of beds to 298. Join us now and be part of our team as we expand to serve our community.
- Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
- Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health's policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).
- If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**CONTACT DETAILS**:

- Caitlin Shaw
- 8458 4833

Caitlin Shaw