Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time or part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Projects
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 5993
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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Strategy, Sustainability and Engagement department
The Strategy & Enterprise Project Management Directorate brings together the teams that shape Austin Health’s long-term direction and ensures we deliver sustainable, high-quality care for our community. The directorate includes Strategy and Innovation, Enterprise Project Management, the GP Engagement Alliance, Eastern Melbourne PHN’s Care Synergy alliance and works closely with the development teams who build and maintain our digital assets.
Together, these teams drive organisational strategy, foster innovation, strengthen partnerships, support integrated models of care, enhance community and philanthropic engagement, and ensure clear, consistent communication about and across the organisation.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Project Lead to lead implementation, stakeholder engagement, and change management across health services. You will drive adoption of digital health tools across Austin Health by supporting teams through the design and development process to embed new technology that improves safety, efficiency, and patient experience. This role requires strong project management skills, understanding of organisational governance mechanisms, and the ability to build collaborative relationships across diverse stakeholders.
A regular day will see you:
About you
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
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We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Nick Ward, CRM & Portals Program Manager, [email protected]
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Wednesday 9 September 2026