• Excellent opportunity with a leading national organisation
• Opportunity to make a difference in the broader community
• Remuneration $115,000-$130,000 + super + salary packaging + additional leave + PD

About Palliative Care Australia

Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is the national peak body for palliative and end of life care. PCA represents all those who work towards high quality palliative care for all Australians. Working closely with consumers, our Member Organisations, national health stakeholders, and the palliative care workforce, we aim to improve access to, and promote the need for, palliative and end of life care. We believe quality care occurs when strong networks exist between specialist palliative care providers, other specialist health sectors, care providers and the community.

Our organisation has a national focus, with our office located in Canberra, on Ngunnawal & Ngambri country. PCA is also a member of the International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care and the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance.

PCA is committed to an ongoing reconciliation action strategy and has a RAP where we aim to build and develop reconciliation action commitments into the future.

About the Opportunity

PCA has a rewarding opportunity for a passionate and dedicated Senior Project Officer to join the organisation and deliver PCA's projects within the team in Deakin, Canberra, ACT.

The Senior Project Officer role will be responsible for the quality improvement work within the Projects team, with the administration of projects and sub-contracting arrangements under PCA’s National Palliative Care Project activity work plan and other projects as required. This stream of work is quite varied in nature and provides a variety of opportunities to liaise with different groups and bring together key stakeholders in the palliative care sector, including consumers and carers. This role requires high level organisation skills, initiative and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively across the organisation to achieve project and organisational objectives.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Highly organised, shows initiative, and works collaboratively to achieve project and organisational goals.
• Coordinate the promotion and implementation of guidelines and data collection, and the Quality Improvement suite including both sets of National Palliative Care Standards and PaCSA.
• Manage the review, development and implementation of the Service Development Guidelines and/or other service development initiatives as necessary.
• Provide support through project administration and management of a range projects which aim to improve awareness of palliative care and paediatric palliative care, and those caring for someone with a life limiting illness.
• Contribute through meaningful policy discussion to strengthening health system and service development knowledge across PCA’s teams.
• Assist in the support the work of the National Palliative Care Projects and the National Palliative Care Consumer and Carers.
• Working collaboratively across the organisation and with Member Organisation staff, other peak bodies, clinical groups and communities.
• Contribute by writing content for the website, the strategic planning and promotional work of projects.
• Represent the organisation in a range of forums, including at PCA hosted conferences, such as the biennial Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (OPCC).

Corporate Requirements

• Participate as an effective team member within PCA, including assisting other members of the team when required
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to a quality culture, implementing standards of excellence and a continuous improvement business focus
• Support and promote a strong safety culture by ensuring all work activities are performed in compliance with the organisation’s Work Health and Safety Policy
• Reinforce and promote the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and diversity in the workplace by ensuring that all employees and stakeholders are treated with dignity and respect
• Be familiar with policies and procedures relevant to this position and workplace
• Undertake other duties as required, commensurate with existing skills, knowledge and experience
• Able to demonstrate values consistent with PCA
• Participate as an effective team member within PCA, including assisting other members of the team when required and strengthening health system knowledge across teams
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to a quality culture, implementing standards of excellence and a continuous improvement business focus
• Support and promote a strong safety culture by ensuring all work activities are performed in compliance with the organisation’s Work Health and Safety Policy
• Reinforce and promote the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and diversity in the workplace by ensuring that all employees and stakeholders are treated with dignity and respect

Selection Criteria

Essential

• Demonstrated experience in leading or educating on quality improvement in health and/or aged care settings.
• Demonstrated experience in health project administration or health education management
• Ability to be agile, show initiative and to work across a varied work plan of projects and activities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver key messages
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation or, presentation skills.
• An understanding of the Australian health system, and the principles of palliative care

Desirable

• Experience in nursing or other health profession, in primary care or other care settings.
• Interest in data collection and analysis.
• An understanding of the health care barriers facing rural and remote communities, and those from diverse needs groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

PCA is an inclusive organisation and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position.

Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is located in Canberra and acknowledges the traditional custodians of this land, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri Peoples and their Elders past and present. PCA acknowledges and respects their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.

For further information about the role please contact the National Projects Director, Chelsea Menchin, ph. 0417 210 515.

Note that part-time hours may be considered for the right applicant.