PLANNED SURGERY REFORM PROJECT OFFICER

Portland-District-Health-; Portland; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging

Ongoing training and professional dev.

Social Club

Free parking

Relocation assistance available

Flexible working conditions

Employee Assistance program

Job summary

Portland District Health is seeking a suitably qualified Registered Nurse to join the Nursing team as Project Officer for the Planned Surgery Improvement project. The role focuses on ESIS readiness, data reporting, and achieving equitable access and timely treatment in line with the Victorian Planned Surgery Reform Blueprint.

You will lead service redesign, engage stakeholders, and ensure patients are prepared for surgery and appropriately discharged.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMBA registration via AHPRA.
• Minimum 5 years’ clinical experience, perioperative preferred.
• Ability to lead service redesign and implement systems.
• Postgraduate qualifications in perioperative nursing or health leadership desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead Planned Surgery Improvement project to meet DH reform blueprint.
• Enable ESIS readiness and compliant elective surgery reporting.
• Engage departments and stakeholders to implement patient-centred pathways.
• Ensure patients are prepared for surgery and appropriately discharged.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Lead service redesign

Data-driven quality improvement

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor of Nursing (RN)

NMBA registration via AHPRA

Tools

ESIS reporting

Health data reporting

Job description

Fixed Term Part Time – 48 hours per fortnight

Available from 29 th November 2026- 31st October 2027

An exciting and rewarding opportunity is available for a suitably qualified Registered Nurse to join the Nursing team at Portland District Health.

The Project Officer is responsible for leading and managing the Planned Surgery Improvement project at PDH to meet the requirements of the Department of Health (DH) Planned Surgery Reform Blueprint and DH Planned Surgery Access Policy and transition the health service to Elective Surgery Information System (ESIS) readiness and reporting. Working with various departments, stakeholders, and internal and external parties the role will support PDH to implement the Victorian Planned Surgery Reform Blueprint and DH Planned Surgery Access policy to develop and implement patient-centred surgical pathways, equitable access, timely treatment, and system-level data reporting. The project officer will ensure systems and processes are in place to ensure patients are optimally prepared for surgery and discharge, consumers are fully engaged in their care, theatre utilisation is maximised in conjunction with the Peri-operative Service Manager, and elective surgery data reporting (ESIS) complies with Department of Health requirements.

About you:

• Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) via Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Minimum 5 years’ clinical experience, preferably in perioperative or surgical access, roles
• Demonstrated ability to lead service re-design and system implementation.

DESIRABLE:

• Postgraduate qualifications in perioperative nursing, healthcare data management, or health leadership.
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams or service redesign initiatives.
• Knowledge of health service compliance frameworks and statewide planned surgery policies

EXPERIENCE and/or SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE -

ESSENTIAL:

• Knowledge of planned surgery principles and processes
• Demonstrated experience in data-driven quality improvement, audit, and reporting processes.
• Knowledge of, or capacity to lead, ESIS reporting readiness and compliance with Department of Health policy documents.
• Demonstrated understanding of statewide surgical service priorities, including principles outlined in the Victorian Surgical Services Blueprint.
• High-level communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to provide independent leadership, change management and support staff development.

Portland District Health (PDH) provides an integrated health service for the community. The hospital was established in 1856 on the current site and now provides a comprehensive range of services that include:

• Hospital based Medical and Surgical services, Medical Imaging (Radiology), Pharmacy and Pathology
• A 24/7 Urgent Care Centre for emergency treatment
• Residential aged care for 30 residents at Harbourside Lodge
• An extensive range of primary and community services for the local community

PDH delivers services from a single campus, employs around 470 staff with an FTE of approximately 290, and has an active volunteer workforce. The People and Culture Unit sits within the Corporate Services Directorate, with other Units including Finance, Building Services, Food Services, Environmental Services, Executive Support, Administration and Health Information.

Additional Benefits:

• Salary Packaging
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• Social Club
• Free parking
• Portland Leisure & Aquatic Centre corporate rates
• Flexible working conditions
• Employee Assistance program
• Relocation assistance available – conditions apply

The Region – Glenelg Shire:

Appreciate the beautiful surroundings of the Glenelg Shire, trek the Great South West Walk, Bridgewater Bay’s rugged coastline, or explore Budj Bim (a World Heritage site) and Mount Richmond National Park.

Affordable coastal, rural and low density urban housing, a choice or private and public primary and secondary school makes Portland an ideal place to work, live and raise a family. To find out more about Portland visit the Glenelg Shire and I Am Portland websites.

Applications close: Wednesday 5th November 2026 at 12.00pm

Portland District Health encourage and welcome applications from First Nation People, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature age people.

Portland District Health is a public hospital under the Health Services Act. Our role is to providequality, safe health services to people in the Glenelg Shire. To fulfil this role, Portland DistrictHealth offers a range of services, including; acute care through specialised medicine and surgery,urgent care, maternity services and limited children’s services. As an integrated Healthcareorganisation, Portland District Health provides a range of services in sub-acute and aged care,population health, primary and community care.

The successful applicant will be required to be eligible for and undergo the following:

• Police Record Check
• Current Victorian Working with Children's' check
• Current Immunisation status. This role must be meet the requirements of the Portland District Health Immunisation Policy.