Contracts and Capacity Building Coordinator - Palliative Care

Full job description
Introduction:
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 ‘shaping the health system to deliver better outcomes for vulnerable people, and a healthier Adelaide’.

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 packaging benefits, including up to $15,+00 for living expenses and $2,650 for meal and entertainment.
Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, in addition to annual leave entitlements.
Three special leave days with pay each year that can be used for any purpose.
Support for cultural diversity and employee wellbeing, including up to ten days of cultural leave per year.
Eight weeks of paid parental leave.
Option to substitute public holidays.
Generous allowance toward professional development.
Family friendly and flexible working arrangements.
Free Employment Assistance Program.

Description:
The Role

The Contracts and Capacity Building Coordinator – Palliative Care role within our Primary Care and Integration Portfolio is responsible for the coordination and implementation of the Commonwealth Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care (GCfAHPC) Program. The role will ensure the planning, development, implementation and monitoring of GCfaHPC initiatives using an integrated approach, working with all stakeholders to ensure initiatives meet expected outcomes.

This role has a key focus on building capacity and capability in Primary Health and Aged Care, and will develop and implement projects and build on existing initiatives with a focus on achieving the following program objectives:

Improving access to palliative car at home and support end-of life care systems and services in primary health care and community care;
Enabling the right care at the right time and in the right place to reduce unnecessary hospitalisation;
Generating and using data to support continuous improvement of services across sectors;
Using available technologies to support flexible and responsive palliative care at home, including in the after-hours.

This is a full-time, two year fixed-term contract.

For more information, you can view the position description here (SEEK, Indeed and LinkedIn applicants please go to our website).

Skills and Experiences:
About You

To be successful in this role you’ll need:
Tertiary qualifications in public health, health care delivery or services.
Demonstrated experience working in the health and/or aged care sector, experience working in palliative care services is desired but not essential.
Demonstrated experience in using standard project management techniques and knowledge, or the ability to acquire knowledge of basic scoping methodologies.
Significant experience in building beneficial partnerships and professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including health care consumers, health care providers, community services and government departments.
Demonstrated experience in researching and critical analysis of complex issues in human service delivery and service development, including gap analysis, design and implementation of continuous improvements.
Demonstrated experience in contract management, preferably in the health sector.
Demonstrated experience in the review and analysis of program level budgets.

How to Apply

Apply now by clicking on Apply and include a maximum 2 page cover letter outlining your suitability for the role along with your resume.

Applications will ONLY be considered when received through our careers portal.

To apply, you must have the legal right to work in Australia and your employment will be subject to an acceptable National Police Check.

Applications close 12 noon Thursday, 15 May 2025.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately and we reserve our right to close this position at any time if a suitable candidate is found.

For further information about this role, please contact Helen Exley, Aged and Palliative Care Manager, on 08 821+ 5+00 or hexley@adelaidephn.com.au.

All enquiries and applications will be handled professionally and with the strictest of confidence.

At Adelaide PHN 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.

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment

Adelaide PHN is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Adelaide PHN vacancies. Read more