• Part-time 0.8 FTE - Parental Leave Contract to June 2026.
• Grade 5, $97,614.40 p/a pro rata plus superannuation
• Albury

The Opportunity

Digital health initiatives play a vital role in improving access to health and aged-care services through a more connected system of care.

Joining Murray PHN’s Digital Health and Connected Care team you will use your exceptional stakeholder engagement skills to support the implementation and monitoring of Residential Aged Care Homes (RACH) and primary health care digital health initiatives.

This is a parental leave cover contract offering an opportunity to develop professionally among a collaborative team while accessing genuinely flexible work.

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver the activities outlined within the Aged Care Activity Workplan to improve the health outcomes of senior Australians living in aged care homes and in the community.
• Facilitate digital health focused quality improvement initiatives, programs or projects, including but not limited to My Health Record, telehealth and clinical deterioration response, across primary care and aged care services
• Implement solutions and embed digital health technologies using a range of strategies including change management, project management, training, and in-scope technical support.
• Consult and maintain strong relationships with RACHs and other supporting health care providers across the catchment in collaboration with Murray PHN teams

About you

This position will appeal to a person passionate about digital health as a tool for improving person-centred health care.

Your interest in this field with be complimented by your ability to build effective, supportive relationships and build capability among organisations with varying levels of digital health maturity.

Key Capabilities

• Relevant degree qualification in Health, Business, or a related field and/or approximately five years in a position with similar responsibilities and experience.
• Experience of implementing digital health care systems services along with an understanding of health in a community setting and the barriers to achieving good health outcomes.
• High-level interpersonal and communication skills, including digital literacy, an ability to lead people through change, navigate business applications, My Health Record and telemedicine applications.
• Demonstrated understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
• 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

How to Apply

Please submit a resume and cover letter outlining your interest and key capabilities.

Applications close: Thursday 12 June at 11.59pm

Recruitment enquiries: Lynsey Blackshaw, Senior Manager Digital Health and Connected Care via email [email protected]

To ensure our recruitment process is accessible and barrier-free, applicants can request adjustments at any stage by contacting Cathryn Selvon, Coordinator Employee Inclusion and Recruitment, via email [email protected]

Successful candidates will be required to provide two professional references, a recent criminal history check, [qualification &/professional registration verification, bankruptcy/financial background check]. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

The Organisation

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 31 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.

What We Offer

• flexible working arrangements, such as variable start and finish times and balanced work from home and office options
• the opportunity to maximise take-home pay through generous salary packaging – up to $15,900 on everyday living expenses and $2,650 towards meal entertainment each year.
• access to an employee assistance program with free counselling
• access to professional and personal development – 2 days study leave per year
• up to 15 personal leave days annually, including “Life Leave” – two days per year for you to take as you need, to do what you need
• Cultural, ceremonial and religious leave

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.

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.