Aboriginal Health Unit Project Officer

About the role

Are you seeking an Administration role at a leading regional hospital?  A role that has the potential to improve community wellbeing, and enrich cultural understanding?  Join our Aboriginal Health Unit team at Latrobe Regional Health, where a ‘world of opportunities awaits'.

This innovative and exciting role involves the initiation and coordination of various projects relevant to Aboriginal health and employment services, including Latrobe Regional Health’s Aboriginal Employment Plan and its implementation.  The provision of administrative and team support tasks for LRH’s Aboriginal Health Unit is a key component of this role. 

Successful candidates will help strengthen relationships, support the provision of culturally safe health and employment services, and facilitate more effective policy and program development.

 About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• An awareness of cultural safety considerations, including cultural determinants of health relevant to LRH services
• Superior customer service, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills
• Advanced computer literacy, using various software tools for efficient task management.  Includes Microsoft Office applications and Teams
• Superior time management skills, meeting deadlines effectively.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency in data collection, analysis and reporting
• Experience working in a health care environment / Aboriginal Health setting, whilst not essential, is desirable

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork across the hospital.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing services.

Interested, but want more information? Please contact Nicole Tierney, General Manager Allied Health Services on (03) 5173 8258 for a confidential discussion. Please click here for a copy of the position description

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion recently completed, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, a larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website: www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey by submitting your application.

Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume. Applications close 18th June 2025.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide an original valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and all staff employed in the Victorian healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated with current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Diversity and inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.