Job description
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 $15,900 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.
In this exciting role you will lead population health needs assessments within the Adelaide Primary Health Network region and design of effective solutions, based on evidence and intelligence, for a range of activities.
about the role
As a member of a dynamic and talented Planning and Performance team, the Planning and Design Coordinator will:
- Lead planning and design of Adelaide PHN programs and activities in line with strategic and operational requirements.
- Support the delivery of outputs, activities, and projects in line with the Adelaide PHN Commissioning Framework and organisational accountabilities.
- Apply design methodologies (including person centred and co-design) and develop logic to ensure programs and activities are informed by evidence and evaluation outcomes.
- Contribute to collection analysis, dissemination and use of information for the purposes of design quality improvement and evaluation.
- Support collaborative and integrated approaches through partnership and consultation for the purposes of design and co-design.
This is a full-time, fixed-term (parental leave cover) contract until 31 December 2025.
For more information, you can view the position description here.
To be successful in this role you’ll need:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications.
- Significant experience working in health care and/or public health.
- Demonstrated experience in health planning, design, and/or development of activities, processes and services.
- Demonstrated capability to apply design methodologies (including person-centred and co-design) to meet identified health needs.
- Deep knowledge and understanding of the Australian Health System including new and emerging models of care and evidence-based approaches.
- Proven ability to build and maintain constructive working relationships to engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and communities.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in project management.
How to Apply
Apply now by clicking on Apply Now 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.
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 Donna Shotton on 08 8219 5900 or [email protected] using the subject line: Health Planning and Design Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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.
A position description is attached.