Job Description:

• Full Time (would consider 0.8), Fixed Term to 29 March 2026
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Challenging and rewarding work environment

About the Role
SVHM are currently engaged in the Timely Emergency Care Collaborative (TEC2), an 18-month, state-wide project involving 11 health services under the auspices of the Victorian Department of Health and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. The goal of TEC2 is to improve care of the older person by identifying barriers to care across the health service and implementing effective countermeasures. This requires a high level of coordination of effort and rigorous application of improvement science. This will include preparation and presentation of monthly Steering Committee papers, assisting with the planning and implementation of new improvement initiatives, tracking and managing high-level project risks, timelines, deliverables and budget, liaising effectively with Executive Sponsors to secure ongoing support, participating in all external TECC commitments with DoH, IHI and other Health Services. The position would work alongside permanent members of the improvement team.

Your Contribution

• Formal training in quality management, project management, process improvement or equivalent
• Significant demonstrated experience in process/continuous improvement
• Significant demonstrated experience in project management
• Significant demonstrated experience in improvement coaching and training
• Advanced qualitative and quantitative analysis skills including Run Charts and Statistical Process Control Charts in Excel or other
• Proficiency with root cause analysis tools such as process mapping, fishbone and 5 Why
• Proficiency in Office 365 including SharePoint, Teams, Planner, Forms, Outlook, PowerBI, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
• Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in healthcare, improvement, business or analytics.
• Clinical experience in care of the older person such as but not limited to the Emergency Department, General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine or Complex Care/Health Independence Programs.

What we Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carpark
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement
• Flexible working arrangements and remote working options to fit in with your life

About Continuous Improvement

The Continuous Improvement Department is located at the main campus of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne in Fitzroy. It reports to the Chief Operating Officer alongside the Decision Support Team via the General Manager Continuous Improvement and Decision Support. We provide specialist improvement capability to the organisation to lead and drive improvement. We share a non-clinical space with other support departments such as Quality and Patient Safety, Infection Prevention and Control, Decision Support Unit and Finance. We regularly visit clinical spaces across all campuses and are setup to work in a mobile fashion as the needs of the organisation require. You may be required to work from other campuses at times including Aged Care, Community and Correctional Health sites across Melbourne. Fleet cars are available as required if you do not have your own transport. Remote working is supported on days where an on-site presence is not required to progress work.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Applications close midnight Sunday 15 December 2024.

If you would like a copy of the Position Description, please contact [email protected] and reference the Job Reference (JR) number.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
 

Contact Details:

John Groves, Continuous Improvement Manager, [email protected]

Alternate Contact:

Closing Date:

15 December 2024 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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