AddressManager Primary Care Practice Liaison
Location | Flexible – Erina, Newcastle, Tamworth or Armidale
Hours | Full-time (1.0FTE, 38 hours/week)
Application close date | 5pm Thursday 23rd May
Annual full-time equivalent salary | $105,646 - $112,864 + super + salary packaging**
Why work for us
We are a values-driven organisation and are proud of our culture and the benefits we offer. We employ highly motivated and passionate people who work together to deliver innovative, locally relevant solutions that measurably improve the health outcomes of our communities. Our values are the basis of everything we do including how we work with each other and the way we connect with our industry partners and the wider community. We are proud to have been recognised by the 2023 Australian Business Awards as an Employer of Choice. Being an Employer of Choice means that the PHN has been recognised nationally as a well-managed, high-performing, industry-leading organisation that provides a stimulating and supportive workforce.
We pride ourselves on being supportive and flexible and offer a great range of benefits including:
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 (Less tax can mean more take home pay).
- Up to $2,650 of pre-tax income can be used to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holiday accommodation etc.).
- Hybrid model of working from the office and home – working from home up to 60% of working hours
- Professional development / Education & Training opportunities.
- Corporate Fitness Program (Fitness Passport - access to 650 Gyms & Swimming Pool Facilities).
- Assistance Program support (EAP).
- Health & Wellbeing Initiatives including 2024 Pride in Health & Wellbeing membership.
- Safe driver training.
- Collaboration with passionate like-minded professionals.
- Additional Leave for family & community responsibilities.
- Additional leave between the Christmas and New Year period.
- A supportive team environment.
- Ability to purchase additional leave.
About the role
Are you keen to lead a team supporting Primary Care providers and their teams to provide high quality services to the community? An opportunity has been created by the development of a new role of Manager, Primary Care Practice Liaison (MPCPL) which will work in the Primary Care Portfolio to deliver on the PHN’s strategic objectives by engaging with Primary Health Care Providers (General Practices) to improve their viability and sustainability through practice support activities. The overall goal is to support and manage Primary Care Liaison Officers when they engage with General Practices to support equitable access to high-quality health care for people in communities. The role is multifaceted and will develop and deliver strategic initiatives aimed at coordinating support to general practice businesses to ensure practices maximise success, achieve efficient and effective business operations, deliver high quality health care services and to optimise the workforce capacity of the whole general practice team.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience and/or qualifications in, Primary Care management, general practice management or support.
- Excellence in values-based leadership which instils a common set of values in all partnerships, improving their cohesiveness and willingness to work.
- Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills, project management, high level facilitation, consensus-building, consultation, and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated capacity to influence stakeholder behaviour and drive the adoption of change.
- Proven ability to develop and undertake projects that enhance patient centred healthcare and consider the Quintuple AIM approach as part of the project evaluation.
- Demonstrated experience in the use of contemporary information technology and computer applications, including data manipulation and analysis.
How to apply:
- You MUST address the selection criteria in your cover letter. You will find the selection criteria in the position description which can be found after clicking "Apply" in the supporting documentation section.
- Submit your cover letter and resume to the PHN by hitting the "apply now" button.
Enquiries should be directed to John Baillie – Manager Primary Care Workforce and Development on 02 4088 5***.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We believe that our differences are what make us great. Whatever our race, gender identity, intersex status, ability, religion, beliefs, or sexual orientation. We are on our journey to continuously work to call out bias and celebrate workplace inclusion as guided by our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy.
Additional Information
**Salary: This role is classified as Grade M - R within our Enterprise Agreement and the rate will be dependent on skills and experience/qualifications. New appointments are generally between grade M – O.
The current PHN policy requires employees to have received 3 Primary doses of an approved COVID-19 Vaccination.
