• Full time, fixed term role until June 2027
• Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available 
• $133,842 - $150,000 + Salary packaging + Super + 5 weeks annual leave  

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.  Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About Women’s Health

The Women's Health Directorate provides strategic leadership, specialist clinical services and system-wide advocacy to improve health outcomes for women across Victoria. The directorate leads a range of women's health services, programs and reform initiatives and plays a critical role in advancing innovative, evidence-based and equitable models of care. Improving access to timely, coordinated and effective care for women experiencing persistent pelvic pain is a key strategic priority for the Women's.

About the role

Reporting to the Director, Women's Health. As an Project Manager – Women's Pain Reform Program you will lead the establishment, implementation, governance and evaluation of significant statewide women's health reform initiatives. The inaugural program of work includes delivery of two major statewide initiatives:

• Persistent Pelvic Pain Clinician Advice Service
• Virtual Post-partum Physiotherapy Program

You will lead complex projects from initiation through to implementation and evaluation, working collaboratively with clinicians, consumers, executive leaders, government stakeholders and health service partners. You will play a critical role in translating policy intent into sustainable models of care that improve outcomes for women across Victoria.  In addition, you will also work closely with Digital Innovation, Information Technology, EMR, Systems Improvement, Data and Analytics, Finance and Workforce teams to support service redesign, digital enablement and delivery of strategic organisational priorities.

A regular day will see you:

• Leading the planning, implementation and evaluation of major women's health reform initiatives
• Establishing and managing project governance frameworks, steering committees and advisory groups
• Delivering projects within approved scope, budget and timelines
• Developing business cases, executive briefings and strategic recommendations
• Managing project risks, dependencies and benefits realisation
• Leading stakeholder engagement, consultation and co-design activities
• Supporting development of innovative models of care and referral pathways
• Coordinating digital and virtual care solutions to support new services

About you

You are a highly organised, outcomes-focused project professional with strong stakeholder engagement and leadership skills. Comfortable working in ambiguity, you bring strategic thinking, resilience and a collaborative approach to delivering complex initiatives.

You will also have:

• Significant experience leading complex projects, programs or service improvement initiatives within a healthcare environment
• Demonstrated success delivering outcomes across multiple competing priorities
• Strong project management, governance and risk management capability
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders and partners
• Tertiary qualifications in healthcare, business or a related discipline

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning.  We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day.  We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Excellent public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check.  Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases. 

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

View the position description for this role

If you have any enquiries, please contact Jane Lynch on 03 8345 2043 or jane.lynch@thewomens.org.au

Application closing date: 29 September 2026