Clinical Project Lead - GICS

Permanent Part Time | 24-32 hours per week, depending on the successful applicant's preference.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity to become part of Victoria’s only dedicated cancer service improvement network - the Grampians Integrated Cancer Service team!

This position would ideally suit a candidate who

• has project leadership experience and expertise in quality improvement and redesign in health care settings.
• Is looking for flexible working arrangements and salary packaging with benefits

The Integrated Cancer Services (ICS) operate across Victoria with the primary aim of improving the experiences and outcomes of those affected by cancer. The Victorian Cancer Action Plan 2020-2024 provides the overall strategic policy direction for ICS activities. GICS are one of nine teams within the VICS network.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and implement clinical project activity across the full life cycle of the project to meet the program objectives working with a degree of autonomy drawing on project planning, reporting and tracking to ensure successful and sustainable delivery of improvement initiatives.
• Use your clinical knowledge and expertise, collaborate with key stakeholders to co- produce and implement solutions that support safe, effective, efficient, and patient-centred care.
• Act as a subject matter champion providing clinical knowledge and support to other members of the GICS team.
• Utilise governance processes to implement, monitor, and evaluate service improvement initiatives and outcomes.

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualification and current registration in a health discipline (e.g. Nursing, Allied Health) – Essential
• Excellent communication skills, with a key focus for reporting quantitative and qualitative data. across written, verbal, and digital platforms
• Proven experience in developing, managing, and strengthening collaborative relationships with multidisciplinary teams, health services, consumers, and external partners, supported by highly developed communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• A strong focus and mindset for clinical innovation, project management, and being a clinical change champion in health service settings.
• Demonstrated success in delivering measurable outcomes within complex health systems.
• Consults and liaises with key stakeholders to co-produce and implement detailed project plans where aims and objectives are clearly defined and actions steps and timelines for achieving them are clearly specified.

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Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Kerry Davidson, Director – GICS, on 0417635983 or via email: kerry.davidson@gh.org.au for a confidential discussion. 

Job applications close: 27 November 2026.

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This position is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2028. The classification is Clinical Nurse Consultant (ZF4-ZJ4) which ranges from $61.58 - $64.82 per hour.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.