About Us

Adelaide Primary Health Network (Adelaide PHN) is an independent, not for profit, primary health care organisation based in Adelaide.

We aim to improve the health and wellbeing of the Adelaide community by coordinating and integrating health and community services and by working in partnership to identify local needs and create strategies in response to keeping people well and out of hospital; improving their experience AND their health outcomes – to deliver on our vision of A Healthier Adelaide by 2030.

The Role

The Project Manager, Urgent Care (12 month fixed term contract) will manage the development, establishment, implementation and ongoing support of the Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) in-line with Commonwealth and Adelaide PHN expectations. Medicare UCCs will aim to improve access to urgent care in a non-hospital setting, particularly for vulnerable groups, and reduce the pressure on emergency department (ED) presentations by providing patients with acute, episodic care for urgent conditions that are not immediately life-threatening.

Key responsibilities include:

• Project management, including co-ordinate and develop robust implementation and project plans, and implement, monitor and report on project progress and performance (i.e. project reports) and analyse the project, using evidenced based project management methodologies.
• Identify and provide timely authoritative quality advice on issues affecting the project and facilitate decisions leading to proactive project implementation, including identify emerging pressures, issues, risks and initiate management strategies to address them.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring appropriate consultation, change management and integration occur.
• Represent Adelaide PHN in the implementation, delivery, and evaluation of the Urgent Care Clinics and proactively promote the public profile of Adelaide PHN.
• Prepare high level documentation, including business cases, briefings, discussion papers, policies and procedures and any other documentation as required.
• Perform contract management activities ensuring deliverables have been achieved in a timely manner and ensure invoices are submitted on time as specified in the contracts.
• Contribute to Adelaide PHN planning and commissioning through identification of community needs related to the implementation, delivery, and evaluation of the Urgent Care Clinics program.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications in health (e.g. public/allied health, health/allied science), project management or relevant field/experience.
• Demonstrated high-level skills and experience in project management, including project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting, applying project management methodologies.
• Demonstrated problem solving, research and data analytical skills and capacity to present information and data logically and coherently.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and multi-task to meet key deliverables.
• Proven ability to liaise and consult with a range of internal and external stakeholders, through high level interpersonal and communication/engagement skills.

Why you should come work with us

Adelaide PHN offers a great range of benefits to our employees, including:

• Competitive remuneration and work-life balance.
• Access to generous not for profit Salary Sacrifice taxation benefits including up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meal and entertainment.
• Work from home opportunities.
• Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, in addition to annual leave entitlements.
• Generous allowance toward professional development.
• Family friendly and flexible working arrangements.
• Collaboration with passionate likeminded professionals.

How to Apply

To apply please use the Apply Now link below - include in your application a maximum 2 page covering letter outlining your suitability for the role against the skills and experience required, together with your resume.

Applications will ONLY be considered when received through our careers portal. Use the link below and be redirected.

To apply, you must have the legal right to work in Australia.

Please note that due to the nature of the stakeholders related to this role, an up-to date COVID-19 vaccination is required for this role, and evidence of vaccination status will need to be provided during the recruitment process.

Shortlisting for this position may commence earlier. Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive only shortlisted candidates may be contacted.

For further information about this role, please contact Wendy Saunders, Acting Executive Manager Integration on 08 8219 5900 or [email protected] using the subject line: Project Manager - Urgent Care enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We believe that our people’s differences are what make us great. We value diversity in culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability status, neurodiversity or any other aspect which makes our people unique. We are on our journey to continuously work to call out inequality and bias and encourage real workplace inclusion and diversity.

A position description is attached.