Project Lead Service Coordination and Implementation

Murray Primary Health Network; Mildura; Hybrid; AUD 83,000 - 131,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Salary packaging benefits

Wellbeing and professional development

Purchased leave

Employee Assistance Program

Parental leave

Job summary

Murray PHN in Mildura is seeking a Project Lead Service Coordination and Implementation to drive the coordination of mental health and AOD initiatives across Robinvale and Ouyen. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to strengthen the primary health system and deliver community-centred care.

You will lead planning, implementation and evaluation, establish partnerships with community and health providers, engage stakeholders to inform service design, monitor performance, and report

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in health, social sciences, or a related field and 5+ years in a similar role.
• Proven ability to lead engagement and build effective relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders to foster collaboration, influence outcomes and achieve shared objectives.
• Proven ability to lead and deliver complex projects, including planning, prioritising resources, managing competing demands and achieving measurable outcomes.
• Highly developed communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly across a range of audiences and prepare high-quality reports, briefings and recommendations.
• Knowledge of the local health and community service landscape, including existing networks, service providers and key stakeholders relevant to Robinvale and Ouyen.
• A connection with the Murray PHN catchment, our values and vision.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation and evaluation of strategic mental health and AOD service initiatives, ensuring delivery of outcomes within scope, budget and timeframes.
• Support the establishment of mental health services in Robinvale and Ouyen.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of partnerships between community, primary care, health and tertiary service providers to improve service integration and health outcomes.
• Engage communities and stakeholders to inform service design, identify service gaps and improve access, navigation and coordination across the local health system.
• Monitor project performance, manage risks, and provide high-quality reporting, briefings and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Contribute to the development of innovative, sustainable solutions that enhance primary mental health, AOD and youth service delivery across the Murray PHN region.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project leadership

Communication skills

Relationship building

Education

Tertiary qualifications in health or social sciences

Job description

Project Lead Service Coordination and Implementation

Murray Primary Health Network – Mildura VIC

Lead the coordination of key mental health and alcohol and other drugs (AOD) initiatives that improve access, and outcomes for communities in Robinvale and Ouyen. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll work closely with community members, healthcare providers and sector partners to strengthen the primary health system to deliver high-quality, community-centred care.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the planning, implementation and evaluation of strategic mental health and AOD service initiatives, ensuring delivery of outcomes within scope, budget and timeframes.
• Support the establishment of mental health services in Robinvale and Ouyen.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of partnerships between community, primary care, health and tertiary service providers to improve service integration and health outcomes.
• Engage communities and stakeholders to inform service design, identify service gaps and improve access, navigation and coordination across the local health system.
• Monitor project performance, manage risks, and provide high-quality reporting, briefings and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Contribute to the development of innovative, sustainable solutions that enhance primary mental health, AOD and youth service delivery across the Murray PHN region.

The Opportunity

Lead the coordination of key mental health and alcohol and other drugs (AOD) initiatives that improve access, and outcomes for communities in Robinvale and Ouyen. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll work closely with community members, healthcare providers and sector partners to strengthen the primary health system to deliver high-quality, community-centred care.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the planning, implementation and evaluation of strategic mental health and AOD service initiatives, ensuring delivery of outcomes within scope, budget and timeframes.
• Support the establishment of mental health services in Robinvale and Ouyen.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of partnerships between community, primary care, health and tertiary service providers to improve service integration and health outcomes.
• Engage communities and stakeholders to inform service design, identify service gaps and improve access, navigation and coordination across the local health system.
• Monitor project performance, manage risks, and provide high-quality reporting, briefings and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Contribute to the development of innovative, sustainable solutions that enhance primary mental health, AOD and youth service delivery across the Murray PHN region.

About You

You are an experienced project leader who excels at bringing people together to deliver meaningful change. With strong stakeholder engagement skills, you can translate community needs into practical solutions that achieve measurable outcomes.

Key Capabilities

• Tertiary qualifications in health, social sciences, or a related field and 5 or more years in a similar role.?
• Demonstrated ability to lead engagement and build effective relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders to foster collaboration, influence outcomes and achieve shared objectives.
• Proven ability to lead and deliver complex projects, including planning, prioritising resources, managing competing demands and achieving measurable outcomes.
• Highly developed communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly across a range of audiences and prepare high-quality reports, briefings and recommendations.
• Knowledge of the local health and community service landscape, including existing networks, service providers and key stakeholders relevant to Robinvale and Ouyen.
• A connection with the Murray PHN catchment, our values and vision.

A copy of the Position Description is available on our careers page: murrayphn.connxcareers.com

This is a casual position working on average 15.2 hours per week. Hours worked will vary and be scheduled weekly as needed to align with project requirements. Employment in the position ends on conclusion of the project in June 2027.

Why Join Murray PHN?

At Murray PHN, we know our people are our greatest asset. We offer a broad range of employee benefits designed to support your wellbeing, life balance and career growth.

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements embedded in our work practices.
• Boost your take-home pay through NFP salary packaging benefits and novated leasing options.
• Additional wellbeing, volunteer and professional development leave provisions.
• Purchased leave options for greater flexibility and work-life balance.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family.
• Generous paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers.
• Professional development and ongoing learning opportunities.
• Dedicated First Nations Cultural and Ceremonial Leave including 5 days paid and 10 days unpaid.
• Cultural and religious leave that supports employees to participate in significant cultural, community and faith-based activities.
• Meaningful work that improves health outcomes for local communities.

The Organisation

Murray PHN acknowledges its catchment crosses over many unceded First Nations Countries, following the Dhelkunya Yaluk (Healing River). We pay our respects and give thanks to the Ancestors, Elders and Young people for their nurturing, protection and caregiving of these sacred lands and waterways, acknowledging their continuing cultural, spiritual and educational practices.

At Murray PHN, five organisational values - Leadership, Collaboration, Respect, Accountability, and Innovation - drive the way we do business, the way we influence the health system and the way we interact with each other and our stakeholders.

As a not-for-profit organisation, and one of six Primary Health Networks (PHNs) in Victoria and 29 across Australia, we work with rural and regional services and national agencies to not only support health reform, but to develop locally relevant models of care, workforce solutions and to pilot innovative programs.

Whether it's supporting individuals with chronic conditions, enhancing mental health services, or reducing avoidable hospital stays, our focus is commissioning primary healthcare services that are accessible, high-quality, culturally responsive, sustainable, and importantly meet population needs and prevent disease.

Inclusion Statement

Murray PHN is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and developing a workplace culture that is safe and accessible, respectful, fosters inclusiveness, promotes diversity and embraces the unique skills and qualities of all our employees.

We are committed to creating genuine employment opportunities for everyone and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse people and people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

At Murray PHN, we aspire to be an anti-racist organisation, embedding cultural humility as a daily practice, to improve health outcomes and health equity in our communities.? We recognise cultural humility as a life-long commitment to self-reflection, personal growth and redressing power imbalances in our society.?