Crp Program Manager

• Full time, fixed term until 31 December 2024, with opportunity for extension
• Based at Austin Hospital, with flexible working arrangements available

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide.  We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the North East Metro Health Service Partnership

Austin Health is the lead organization for the North East Metro Health Service Partnership (NEM HSP). It is one of three metropolitan clusters that were initially formed during the COVID-19 response but whose remit has now expanded to deliver system improvement and redesign across a range of services including pathology, home base care and surgical care. The North East Metro Health Service Partnership includes the following health services: Austin Health, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Eastern Health, Northern Health, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Mercy Hospital for Women (Heidelberg) and Forensicare in partnership with the Eastern Melbourne and North Western Melbourne Primary Health Networks.

The NEM HSP has an ambitious vision to design and implement contemporary shared service models with the aim of improving patient outcomes and experience, as well as access, quality and efficiency of care. The NEMHSP is currently collaborating on several home-based care initiatives through the Better@Home initiative, is delivering collaborative models for planned (elective) surgery as part of the $21.6 million 2021-22 State Budget program to drive innovative ways to reduce wait times and embed more sustainable approaches to surgery and undertaking work to deliver improvements in Mental Health through implementation of recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.

About the role

The objective of this role is to manage a significant digital program of work, the expansion of the Austin Health / NEM HSP CRM to other Victorian health services. Successful delivery will require senior stakeholder management and change leadership, and the ability to manage competing priorities and coordination across multiple health services.  These include stakeholders, the Austin’s ICT resources, external software suppliers and governance structures.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will be a skilled Program Manager with experience delivering major change in hospital environments. This is a senior project management role that also requires analytical / logical thought and process, with an understanding of the Victorian health system and multi-organisation governance approaches, ideally coupled with a strong understanding of information technology professional disciplines and data architecture strategies.

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists 
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements 

Inclusion at Austin

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities.  We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.

Work with us!

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager.