Project Support Officer

The Alfred Foundation; Town of Alfred (NY); On-site; USD 43,000 - 64,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging & novated leasing

Onsite car & bike parking

Fitness facilities on site

Childcare services

Job summary

Bayside Health is seeking a Project Officer – Improvement (EVO Program) to design and implement initiatives that enhance patient flow, ambulance offload efficiency, and hospital coordination.

Join a team working under statewide priorities to deliver high-quality, evidence-based improvements across Emergency, Virtual Care & Outpatients services. Located at The Alfred Hospital, this role offers a fixed-term, part-time arrangement with strong collaboration opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage improvement projects and programs.
• Experience applying service-improvement tools and methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills to monitor data and outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement initiatives to improve patient flow and hospital coordination.
• Provide project management support across the EVO Program within agreed timeframes.
• Monitor progress and report issues to the project team.
• Collect, analyse and monitor data required for initiatives.
• Collaborate with operational leaders and the Project Lead.
• Support timely delivery of improvement initiatives under statewide priorities.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Fixed term Part time (48 hours per fortnight) until 30 June 2027
• Managers and Administrative Workers Grade 6 (HS6) (or award / classification dependent on experience)
• Located at The Alfred Hospital

The Project

Bayside Health is delivering a series of access and flow initiatives under the Emergency, Virtual Care & Outpatient (EVO) Program, aligned with statewide priorities including the Timely Emergency Care Project.

These Initiatives Aim To

• Strengthen emergency access
• Reduce avoidable delays in patient flow
• Enhance hospital-wide coordination through improved digital visibility and process redesign

The Role

The Project Officer – Improvement (EVO Program) is a key member of the Emergency, Virtual Care & Outpatients Program, working closely with operational leaders and the Project Lead to design and implement initiatives that improve patient flow, ambulance offload efficiency, and hospital coordination.

The position supports the delivery of projects aligned with the Department of Health’s statewide priorities Timely Emergency Care Project, while gaining exposure to the development of Alfred Health ORA, which shares the same objectives of enhancing real-time visibility and operational decision-making across Alfred Health.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilise a creative, problem-solving approach to support teams in the design of practical, evidence-based solutions that anticipate future needs and deliver high quality sustainable healthcare improvements.
• Apply creative problem-solving and structured improvement methods to design practical, evidence-based solutions that improve access and flow
• Provide project management support for key improvement initiatives across the EVO Program, using a suite of service improvement tools.
• Ensure efficient management of work within agreed timeframes and outcomes.
• Ensure monitoring and timely reporting of project progress, outcomes and issues to project team.
• Collect, analyse and monitor data as required.

Key Capabilities

• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Proven problem-solving, systems thinking, and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities efficiently
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and collaboration

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability
• Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport health and fitness
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Jane Elliott – Project Manager – [e-mail]

Applications close 11pm AEST, Thursday 1st October 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.