Telehealth & Virtual Care Coordinator

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!

The Role:

The Northern Health Board and Executive are committed to Digital Health. As a result, a new Digital Health Division has been created. The division’s role is to support our community in the digital journey. This may take the form of business as usual, research, innovation to partnering with vendors or universities to be at the forefront and of service to our Digital Community. The Telehealth and Virtual Care Unit are part of the new Division.

The Telehealth & Virtual Care Coordinator is seen as a critical role within the Division and is responsible for growing Telehealth and Virtual Care at Northern Health.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant healthcare or related discipline.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in telehealth and/or virtual care as a role or as part of a role.
• Proven ability to analyse key legislative, regulatory, and organisational policies that impact the use of telehealth and virtual care.
• Experience developing and reviewing strategies that support effective telehealth and virtual care program development in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Relentless commitment to continuous improvement both personally and professionally.
• Experience in organisational and clinical governance in a broad healthcare context including communication of telehealth and virtual care concepts to key stakeholders.

We can offer:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description, or alternatively contact: Anthony Gust, Anthony.Gust@nh.org.au

Applications close on 22 December 2022

Why work at the Northern Health?

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.