Health Coordination Consultant

COORDINARE is on the lookout for a passionate and dedicated Health Coordination Consultant to join our team and report to the Team Leader, Primary Care Development.

Join our dynamic team and thrive in a workplace that truly cares about your well-being and success: 

• Hybrid working: Balance your professional and personal life.
• Flexible work practices: Accommodate your unique schedule and personal needs.
• Paid gifted leave at Christmas: Enjoy extra time to relax and celebrate with loved ones.
• Progressive organisation: Work in an environment that values innovation, inclusivity, and forward-thinking approaches.
• Professional development: Continuously grow and advance in your career. 

About us 

COORDINARE, as the Southern Eastern Primary Health Network, is dedicated to fostering healthier communities.

We focus our efforts on those who face the biggest inequities.  To do this, we collaborate with the community, general practice and other stakeholders to design solutions that make it easier for people to get the health care they need.

We will also use our knowledge and commissioning expertise to attract new funding partners to expand our impact.

Our purpose is to improve the health of communities in South Eastern NSW. 

Purpose of this role  

The Primary Care Development team leads COORDINARE in developing and implementing relevant strategies and targeted stakeholder engagement plans.  The team is responsible for working with stakeholders in innovative ways to facilitate and integrate service delivery to improve the patients’ journey through the health system and improve health outcomes. The team is responsible for the provision of practice support, system redesign and other health system improvement projects, pathway optimisation, coordination of care, stakeholder alliances and communications. 

The Health Coordination Consultants are highly skilled in relationship management and are responsible for developing meaningful relationships and engaging with key stakeholders including, in particular, with general practitioners (GPs) in their local area.  In doing so, this role is the relationship manager and change agent supporting the implementation of strategies and initiatives aimed at supporting and/or influencing stakeholders to make quality and system improvements for better health outcomes in our region. 

Whilst it is important that the role operate as part of the Primary Care Development Team and implement identified strategies consistently, it is expected that they will be working autonomously for the majority of their time.  The ability to exercise independent judgment, identify and progress local priorities and demonstrate performance through the achievement of identified outcomes is critical.  This approach needs to be balanced with seeking out opportunities to collaborate, ensuring open lines of communication are maintained and issues are escalated as required. 

To be successful as a Health Coordination Consultant at COORDINARE, the following skills and experience are required: 

1. Stakeholder Management: Proven experience in managing diverse groups of stakeholders, including general practitioners, allied health professionals, and community groups, to achieve agreed outcomes.
2. Project Management: Demonstrated skills in project management within a complex, specialised environment, including the ability to lead service improvement initiatives and manage competing demands.
3. Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and data analysis skills, with the ability to use data to identify opportunities for quality and system improvements and communicate these effectively.
4. Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Highly developed interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and relationship management skills, including the ability to influence and negotiate outcomes.
5. Autonomous Work: Ability to work autonomously, exercise independent judgment, and make decisions while maintaining open lines of communication and escalating issues as required.

Here's how to apply 

COORDINARE is an equal opportunity employer embracing diversity. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

Note: if you do not address the Selection Criteria listed in the Position Description, your applications may not progress.

• a cover letter,
• address the selection criteria as listed in the Position Description (1-2 pages only),  
• a copy of your Resume.  

Please download the Position Description for a full outline of the key accountabilities and remuneration for this role. 

Your application should be forwarded to careers@coordinare.org.au

For further information about this opportunity please contact the Team Leader, Primary Care Development on 0484 603 729.

We support hybrid working, so it is expected on average 40% of your work time should be spent at a COORDINARE location to achieve the exemplary depth of relationships, connections and collaboration as desired. 

Successful applicants must have the right to work in Australia, be willing to complete a Criminal Record Check and, due to our purpose and nature of our work, must be able to demonstrate up to date COVID 19 vaccination status or medical exemption.