About the opportunity

The aim of VACCHO’s Palliative Care Program is to work to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria can access culturally safe palliative care services in the setting of their choice through a collaborative approach with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, (ACCO’s), Palliative Care Services, the program of experience in the Palliative Approach, (PEPA) and the Department of Health and Human Services. This role where relevant would work closely with VACCHO Cancer Journey work & have a Quality of Life / Chronic Illness focus.

Key responsibilities include:

• Build relationships with and between ACCOs, Palliative Care Services and other relevant organisations by developing action plans to improve the quality of life of Aboriginal peoples.
• Promote quality of life training for the Aboriginal health workforce.
• Identify and map gaps and opportunities within the current workforce to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal patient care.
• Contribute to the development and review of regional palliative care plans.

About you

The ideal candidate will have:

• A flexible approach, with strong organisational and planning skills, including the ability to effectively manage time and workload, prioritise tasks, and meet changing circumstances, competing demands, interruptions and deadlines.
• Demonstrated strong project management and reporting skills.
• Highly developed written communication skills, with proven ability to prepare a range of documents including reports, and general correspondence.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to liaise effectively with a wide range of people at all levels. An ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships, characterised by co-operation, trust and mutual respect.

Get in touch

For more information regarding this role, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Palliative Care Senior Project Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Other employment related information

Employment is subject to satisfactory and ongoing police records check (international where relevant), and Working with Children Check.

About Us

We are a centre of expertise, policy advice, training, innovation and leadership in Aboriginal health and wellbeing.

Visit us here for more info: https://www.vaccho.org.au/.

About Salary Packaging

As a Public Benevolent Institute (PBI), we are able to offer generous tax concessions to our staff. For further information, please click here.

VACCHO is committed to welcoming and embracing the diversity of cultures, identities, gender, sex, and sexually diverse identities and expressions, experiences, beliefs, and values of all people.

We believe in the right for all people to be treated with the respect and dignity at all times, and that all people who work for, govern or undertake work at or visit us should at all times feel safe and included.

A position description is attached.