• Opportunity to support lived experience engagement initiatives
• Work for a leading health organisation, as part of a skilled and enthusiastic team
• Generous salary packaging, five weeks' annual leave, and free parking
• Part-time role, 22.5 hours per week

About the Company

Brisbane North PHN supports clinicians and communities in Brisbane's northern suburbs, Moreton Bay Regional Council and parts of Somerset Regional Council. It covers approximately 4,100 km2 of urban, regional and rural areas, with a population of over 1,000,000.

Our vision is a community where good health is available for everyone. We work with others to create and deliver the best possible health and community care system for the people of our region.

Our PHN’s goals:

• Be informed and led by community voice
• Re-orient the health system toward care close to home
• Build capacity of providers to meet health needs of our region

About the role

Implement opportunities for people with a lived experience to participate in the mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drug treatment work of the PHN and support the national PHN Mental Health Lived Experience Engagement Network.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide project and secretariat support to the National PHN Mental Health Lived Experience Engagement Network (MHLEEN)
• Prepare communications for the Networks, including regular email newsletters, updating websites, maintaining contact databases, document collation and review
• Deliver a range of lived experience engagement projects, as per ‘Planning for Wellbeing’ and the MHLEEN workplan, including event coordination
• Provide extensive and high quality administrative and project support to the Lived Experience Engagement Coordinator, including fully participating as part of the broader MHAOD team
• Develop and deliver various national engagement opportunities, including national networks, e-panel and training and development

Skills and Experience

• Experience in supporting the engagement of people with a lived experience in service planning, delivery and evaluation at a national and/or regional level and involving multiple stakeholders
• Lived or living experience of mental illness and recovery, or of caring for someone with a mental illness is highly desirable
• Qualifications/ demonstrated experience in a range of administrative and project support including project planning, coordination, organising meetings, communications and report writing
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Exemplary phone and customer service skills, including experience dealing with confidential and sensitive information in a professional manner
• Knowledge of the primary healthcare industry and mental health service provision, or ability to acquire that knowledge quickly.

Culture

Brisbane North PHN offers the successful candidate the chance to work for a dynamic and innovative organisation. You'll enjoy working with our supportive staff and the learning opportunities provided from the exposure to a range of diverse projects.

Benefits

• Generous salary packaging arrangements available
• Annual professional development funding
• Free undercover parking
• Five weeks' annual leave per annum
• 17.5% leave loading
• Employee Assistance Program

We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with lived experience of mental illness and people with disabilities.

Review the full position description at brisbanenorthphn.org.au/about/careers.