Practice Facilitator x 2 roles (1 x part time & 1 x full time)
Fixed Term Contracts – to 1 November 2025
Location/s:
Great South Coast / Warrnambool – Part time (0.6FTE) role
Ballarat – Full time role
Western Victoria Primary Health Network
About Us
Western Victoria Primary Health Network (PHN) is responsible for increasing the efficiency, effectiveness and coordination of health services for patients, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes.
Working together with community and health industry partners, Western Victoria PHN is committed to strengthening the primary healthcare system, based on local needs. Our four regional centres in Ballarat, Geelong, Horsham and Warrnambool, drive local engagement and ensure strong rural and regional connections, through the development of local community and clinical councils.
About the Role
The primary purpose of the Practice Facilitator (PF) is to support Primary Health Care service providers to deliver high quality, safe, evidence-based care to their communities.
This is achieved through active communication, engagement, developing effective working relationships with health care providers and hands on coaching and facilitation of quality improvement activities and programs.
This position will be working remotely, based in either Ballarat (Full time role) or Warrnambool / Great South Coast (Part Time role).
The part time role is pro rata (0.6FTE)
Benefits of working with Western Victoria PHN
At WVPHN we celebrate diversity within and outside of our organisation. We consciously remove barriers and enable an environment for all to belong, feel welcome and be heard. This aligns with our organisational values of Respect, Connect and Lead.
We also pride ourselves on being a supportive and flexible working place that offers a great range of benefits:
- Generous salary packaging options up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals and entertainment
- Professional development allowance ($1,200 per year per FTE) and leave.
- Family friendly and flexible working arrangements
- Collaboration with passionate, likeminded professionals
- Option to purchase additional leave.
- Additional leave between the Christmas and New Year period
- Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave.
- Employee Assistance Program
Duties
- Build the capacity of primary health care providers to deliver quality health services through WVPHN funded programs and encourage the use of best practice approaches.
- Assist primary health care providers to integrate WVPHN programs and initiatives into daily practice.
- Collaborate with all PHN portfolios to assist successful delivery of locally relevant programs, initiatives and services.
- Participate in the Operations portfolio’s commitment to continuing professional development, team development and the quality improvement activities.
- Develop effective working relationships with general practice and primary health care stakeholders focused on strategic development of a high performing system.
- Develop, sustain and evaluate effective and efficient systems and processes for Western Victoria PHN programs and activities relevant to primary health care providers.
Skills & Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in health or related area and/or relevant professional experience.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with primary health care providers and internal stakeholders.
- A passion and commitment to understanding and improving primary health outcomes within our community.
- Demonstrated experience in engaging, training and coaching primary health care providers to facilitate the implementation of change management programs; quality improvement initiatives and/or new models of care with tangible results.
- Knowledge of Digital Health/Patient Management Systems/Medicare Benefits System used within primary care.
How to Apply
The full position description is available from our website: www.westvicphn.com.au
Email applications (including a covering letter, addressing the key selection criteria found in the position description), and resume are to be sent to [email protected] by: Wednesday 9 November 2022.
Please indicate which role you are applying for.
Also note: Shortlisted applicants may be contacted for an interview before the closing date.
For further information regarding this position, please contact:
Diana Carli-Seebohm, Practice Facilitation Manager
Phone: (03) 5304 5636
Email: [email protected]