Health Stream Lead
Job No:
83725
Location:
Launceston, Ulverstone, or Hobart TAS
- Are you an experienced project manager looking for your next big opportunity?
- Pivotal leadership role within Tasmanian Primary Health Network
- Choose your location base - Launceston, Ulverstone or Hobart!
- Attractive salary circa $110-$115k, based on experience
About Primary Health Tasmania
Primary Health Tasmania is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation working to connect care and keep Tasmanians well and out of hospital. They are one of 31 primary health networks (PHNs) established nationally on 1 July 2015 as part of the Australian Government’s Primary Health Networks program.
Primary Health Tasmania operates statewide with offices in Hobart, Launceston and Ulverstone and have strong relationships with a broad range of private, public and community sector organisations across primary, acute, aged and social care. This puts them in good stead in their push for a coordinated, primary care-focused health system delivering the right care in the right place at the right time by the right people.
A significant characteristic of the approach for Primary Health Tasmania is the required transition to being a commissioning entity – commissioning for measurable health outcomes – rather than direct provision of services. This new approach has resulted in a number of exciting employment opportunities for people with high level capabilities across a range of specialty areas.
About the Opportunity
Primary Health Tasmania now has an exciting opportunity for a Health Stream Lead to join their team on a full-time basis.
Reporting to the Primary Health Tasmania Executive the Health Stream Lead plays a pivotal role in the commissioning cycle. As a key integrator, you will be primarily responsible for leading a team of functional specialists, advisors and support staff to scope, develop and commission strategic and evidence based services and/or service improvement initiatives, and achieve program outcomes by driving service delivery activity through a high quality, accountable commissioning process.
Working within the Health Stream Portfolio, you will deliver services and expertise across one or more current priority areas including population health, rural health, Aboriginal health, Refugee health, chronic conditions, mental health, and alcohol and other drugs.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Coordinating and developing project/contract content and key strategies including project related plans, activities, and time frames;
- Providing leadership to the health stream team, ensuring all project elements are delivered to a high standard;
- Ensuring a strong and contemporary evidence base to inform the strategic intent and desired health and service system improvement outcomes; and
- Extensively coordinating and communicating between all stakeholders within the commissioning cycle.
To be successful, you must have tertiary qualifications in health, business, or a related field, with demonstrated experience within a health organisation. You will also need to have a strong background in project management, with advanced project management skills including tools and methodologies.
Local contextual knowledge of population health and consumer needs and/or knowledge and expertise in the relevant subject matter to be commissioned is also desirable, however not mandatory to your success.
You'll have advanced strategic thinking and planning skills, and be a strong influencer, with the ability to work collaboratively internally and externally to build analytic capability across commissioning phases and ensure project success. An adaptable, resilient approach will see you flourish within this highly varied and pivotal role.
Please note: Some intrastate and interstate travel will be required as part of this role.
Primary Health Tasmania are offering the successful candidate an attractive salary package circa $110,000-$115,000 plus super, commensurate with skills and experience. In addition, salary packaging is available to increase your take home pay, and relocation assistance (payable at the end of your probation period), is also negotiable for the right person.
As this is a statewide role you will also have the opportunity to choose your base between Launceston, Ulverstone and Hobart.
So what are you waiting for? If you are health professional with project management experience looking to make a real difference - Apply Now!