Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade in advertisement
Occupation: Projects
Location: Barwon South West - Warrnambool
Reference: VG/1933517
Position overview
About the Role
The South West Local Health Services Network (SW LHSN) is seeking a motivated and experienced professional to lead a significant regional reform initiative aimed at improving planned surgery processes and patient access across South West Victoria.
This newly established 12-month project role offers an exciting opportunity to work across multiple health services, bringing together clinicians, managers, digital health teams and executives to deliver meaningful and sustainable improvements in planned surgery management.
If you are passionate about healthcare improvement, enjoy working collaboratively across organisations, and have experience in planned surgery workflows, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact across the region.
What You will Be Doing
The Planned Surgery Reform Lead will work closely with participating health services across the South West Local Health Services Network to support a coordinated and consistent approach to planned surgery management. Over the 12-month project, you will:
What you will bring
You are an experienced healthcare professional with expertise in planned surgery, perioperative services and leading change. You will bring:
What we offer
You will enjoy benefits such as:
Who we are
As an organisation SWH prides themselves on their values; Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community. Learn more about SWH here.
The South West Local Health Service Network (SW LHSN) is a collaborative partnership of public health services across Victoria's South West, united by a shared commitment to improving health outcomes and wellbeing for our communities. We work at a system level to strengthen care across the continuum - from prevention and primary care through to acute and non-acute services, by enabling collaboration, innovation and collective leadership.
Grounded in strong regional relationships, the SW LHSN brings together health services, clinicians, consumers and government partners to shape place-based, regionally informed solutions to complex health challenges. Our work is guided by a commitment to equity, sustainability and respect for local communities, and a belief that working together, across organisational and sector boundaries, enables lasting, system-wide impact.
To learn about the vibrant town and region please visit: http://www.warrnambool.com/
How to apply
Submit your application by selecting the Apply button below and include a resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria by Sunday 12 July 2026. Please ensure you address the selection criteria as outlined in the position description.
Employment Terms and Conditions will be in line with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) Single Interest Employer Agreement 2024-2028.
The successful applicant will be required to be eligible for and undergo the following:
South West Healthcare is an Equal Opportunities employer and commits to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity by providing a trusting workplace that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We are committed to The Child Safe Standards, which aim to protect children and young people.
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