• Location: Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst or Broken Hill
• Full-time permanent contract

Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) is currently seeking a motivated individual who has a passion for primary healthcare and community wellbeing.

The Project Lead will lead the end-to-end delivery of the Project lifecycle, such as the delivery of the Medicare Mental Health Centres in the Far West region, with responsibility across two key domains: project management and health planning.

In the project management domain, the Project Lead will:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, implementation, and close-out.
• Develop and maintain detailed project documentation including project plans, Gantt charts, budgets, and risk registers.
• Monitor progress against key project milestones, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and budget parameters are met.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and interdependencies.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to ensure project alignment and collaboration.
• Prepare regular reports for internal governance structures and the funding department.
• Ensure compliance with funding obligations, governance processes, and relevant policy standards.

In the health planning domain, the Project Lead will work closely with the Program Manager to undertake needs assessments, support co-design processes, and contribute to the development of evidence-informed service models. This includes shaping mental health services that are tailored to local community needs, integrating with existing regional systems, and ensuring the program delivers measurable, person-centred outcomes in line with the quintuple aim and national mental health priorities.

The position can be based in any one of our offices including, Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst or Broken Hill.

If you have any questions about this position after you have read this document, please contact Yasmyn Leftwich on 0476 883 394.

The salary for this position is Level 4, Grade 2 ($103,323 + superannuation).

Applications should be submitted via the "Apply Now" button.

About Western Health Alliance Ltd (WHAL)

Trading as Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN)

The Western NSW PHN (WNSW PHN) is one of 31 Primary Health Networks across Australia. We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health, established to support frontline health and wellbeing services. Our focus is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of primary health care, ensuring people receive the right care in the right place at the right time. 

WNSW PHN is an agile and high performing organisation that responds to the identified needs of the community, Commonwealth and State health policy, and the development needs of primary health care providers.   We work closely with general practice, Aboriginal Medical Services and other health care providers, Local Health Districts, non-government organisations and the broader community toplan and fund programs that support local health services to meet the health needs of our communities.

Benefits to working with WHAL

We pride ourselves on being supportive and flexible and offer a great range of benefits including:

• Generous salary packaging options up to $18,450 per year
• Family friendly and flexible working arrangements (including Hybrid model)
• Collaboration with passionate likeminded professionals
• 5 weeks annual leave 
• Additional leave between the Christmas and New Year period
• Option to purchase an additional 2 weeks leave or cash out 2 weeks
• Corporate Fitness Program (Fitness Passport)
• Professional development allowance and study leave
• 6 weeks paid parental leave
• Free Employment Assistance Program 

Guidelines for applicants

These guidelines aim to assist you in submitting applications for advertised vacancies with the Western NSW PHN.

For an outline of responsibilities, position description, selection criteria and information on how to apply, please refer to the Work With Us tab in the ‘About’ section of our website https://wnswphn.org.au/workwithus

WNSW PHN is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

PLEASE NOTE

As part of your application, you must provide a separate statement addressing each of the selection criteria as well as your resume. If you do not provide these two documents, your application will automatically not be accepted. 

Applying for a position

• ​Obtain and carefully read the information pack for the position of interest.
• Conduct some initial research on the organisation by browsing the website and reading key resources.
• If you need to seek clarification or additional information on the organisation and/or the position, contact the appropriate person identified in the pack.  
• Decide whether you possess, and can demonstrate your skills, experience, ​knowledge and ability against the selection criteria.
• When addressing the selection criteria, provide examples to demonstrate and substantiate your claims. Examples should outline a situation, identify the action you took and summarise the subsequent result. Keep your response to no more than two pages, plus your Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Be aware of the closing date and where and how to lodge your application. If, for any reason you cannot submit your application by the closing date, you should ring the contact officer to see if a late application will be accepted.
• ​If you require any special arrangements (e.g. wheelchair access, hearing or visual aids, etc.) to assist you to attend an interview, please discuss these with the contact officer when the interview is being arranged.

A position description is attached.