- Part time 0.4 FTE, fixed term until 30 June 2025
- Carlton location with the possibility of travel to other sites | multiple public transport options available
- $110,479 - $111,051 (pro-rata for part time) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave
The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and most trusted tertiary hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.
About the Social Model of Health
The Social Model of Health (SMOH) division was established in July 2021 and has responsibility for ensuring the hospital’s clinical and social support services are coordinated, aligned and leveraged to provide wrap around care for the women who need it most. In particular, the division has a focus on ensuring a woman’s social, economic, cultural, environmental, geographic, and other factors are taken into account in her care plan, with the overall aim of reducing health inequalities and addressing systemic inadequacies that affect health access and outcomes.
Informed by a strong evidence base, the SMOH works to ensure the Women’s can offer a continuum of care approach depending on the complexity of each woman’s clinical presentation and social circumstance. The division plays a key role in guiding and supporting a number of specialist services as well as providing state-wide leadership and advocacy on a number of issues in this space.
With strong linkages and partnerships across the hospital and with several universities and research leaders, there is future scope to influence the research agenda across the Women’s and elsewhere, and to draw upon the considerable in-house expertise to raise profile and awareness of this important work.
SMOH is responsible for leading the Department of Health funded Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence (SHRFV) Program, Family Violence Workplace Support Program and associated projects. These initiatives aim to increase staff competence, develop and share resources and build hospital capacity across Victoria to respond to family violence and improve outcomes for patients and staff who experience family violence. The Women’s provides leadership and support to Victorian hospitals and health services implementing SHRFV to embed and sustain a whole-of-hospital approach to family violence.
About the role:
As the Project Officer - SAFE you will support metropolitan and rural health services to participate in and complete the SAFE Project, providing hands on administrative support, coordination, and guidance to ensure successful completion of the System Audit Tool (SAFE Tool).
A regular day will see you:
- Engaging with hospital stakeholders to explain the benefits of participating in the Project
- Maintenance and distribution of the Statewide Collaborative Agreement
- Maintenance and overseeing distribution of site resourcing
- Coordination and high-level oversight of timelines to keep to project completion timeframe
For a full description of the role, please click here.
About you
You’ll bring with you:
- A minimum qualification of degree in a health-related discipline (Social Work, Medical, Psychology, Nursing, Science)
- Knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation and practice frameworks relating to family violence practice, including the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS), Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) and the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM)
- Administrative, coordination and financial management skills
- An understanding of how a hospital responds to family violence
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills
- Capacity to work efficiently, independently and self-driven
Our benefits
At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:
- Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Five weeks annual leave (pro rata)
Inclusion and belonging
The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.
Join us!
If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and three COVID-19 vaccinations, and may include a range of additional vaccinations including influenza, as required by the Department of Health.
Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.
Closing date: 21/02/2205
Contact Person:
Name: Amanda Morris
Position Title: Senior Program Manager FV
Phone Number: 0383453083
Email: Amanda.Morris@thewomens.org.au
