Project Officer

## Job Description:**Serve Something Greater; See Something Greater; Strive for Something Greater*** **Shape a nationally funded digital mental health service** that improves access and outcomes for communities across Australia.* **Work in a values-driven, innovative environment** supported by the scale and stability of one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit health organisations.* **Grow your career in digital health** through exposure to clinical, operational, technology and implementation streams across a major national program.* **24-Month Fixed Term – Full Time** **Opportunity*** **Open to Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne Locations**Join St Vincent’s Health Australia—Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider—shaping the future of compassionate, connected and digitally enabled care. Founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1857, we deliver outstanding health, aged care, research and education across NSW, QLD and VIC. Our mission is simple: **every person, wherever they are, is served with excellent and compassionate care.**St Vincent’s Virtual and Home (SVVH) leads national virtual and at-home care services, driving meaningful change through technology, human-centred design and innovation. We are the national provider of the **Medicare Mental Health Check-In**, a free low-intensity CBT digital mental health service supporting Australians with early-intervention care.**Your New Role**We are seeking a **Digital Mental Health Project Officer** to support the establishment, implementation and embedding of a **new national digital mental health program** funded by the Australian Government.You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that drives project coordination, operational readiness, workflow development and stakeholder engagement. This role suits someone who thrives in purpose-driven work and wants to contribute to delivering equitable access to mental health care across Australia.**Key Responsibilities****Project Coordination & Delivery*** Support project planning, scheduling, task tracking and monitoring of key milestones.* Assist with risk, compliance and needs-analysis activities, ensuring alignment with service objectives.* Document project deliverables, learnings, workflows and implementation materials.* Contribute to project reporting and preparation for steering groups and governance forums.**Stakeholder & Communication Support*** Facilitate effective communication across clinical, operational, digital and corporate teams.* Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support alignment and timely issue resolution.* Prepare clear, high-quality documentation, reports, presentations and briefings.**Operational & Clinical Readiness*** Support development of workflows, guidelines, quality and safety documentation and operational materials.* Assist with workforce management tasks, co-design processes and lived-experience engagement activities.* Contribute to readiness activities supporting service launch, embedding and future program expansion.**Professional Conduct & Continuous Improvement*** Participate in orientation, training, supervision and ongoing professional development.* Support a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace aligned with the SVHA Code of Conduct.* Comply with all health, safety, immunisation and organisational policy requirements.* Contribute to ongoing quality improvement and innovation across digital mental health service delivery.**About You****Essential*** Demonstrated experience supporting complex, cross-functional healthcare or digital health projects.* Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-management capability.* Ability to work effectively across clinical, operational, technical and executive stakeholders.* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesise and present information clearly.* Ability to manage work independently within fixed deadlines and multiple deliverables.* Proficiency with project management tools, methods and documentation.* Strong organisational and time-management capability.**Desirable*** Experience in digital health, mental health or service implementation projects.* Understanding of implementation and evaluation frameworks.* Be part of a mission-led organisation where compassion, justice, integrity and excellence guide everything we do.* Access salary packaging benefits (up to $15,900 tax-free).* Flexible and hybrid work arrangements.* Supportive and collaborative team culture.* Ongoing development, training and career growth opportunities.**Join Us**We are seeking a courageous, innovative and compassionate leader who is passionate about embedding wellbeing as a core enabler of safe, high-quality care and workforce sustainability.If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply today and join us in shaping a healthier and fairer system of care.At St Vincent’s we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, fair and impartial and invites people from all backgrounds to join us.**Pre-Employment Checks** Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.**Equal Opportunity** We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.**How To Apply** Please submit your application via the Apply button, include your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and suitability.***No email applications will be accepted***. ***We will be assessing applications as they are received and may close the advert earlier than the listed closing date.***## Closing Date:26 January :59pm## Reconciliation Action Plan:*At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.**For further information, visit https or get in contact at *## Code of Conduct:Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do.From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.#J-18808-Ljbffr