GP Liaison Officer

GP Liaison Officer - Medical Workforce Unit 
Grade 2 (HS2) $35.14 per hour
Part-time Fixed term until December 2028
Location: Horsham

About the Role

The GP Liaison Officer plays a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of the Single Employer Model (SEM) trial across the Grampians region.

Working within the Medical Workforce Unit Recruitment team, you will act as the key point of contact between Grampians Health, Rural Generalist trainees, GP practices, partner health services, training colleges and government stakeholders. You will coordinate trainee placements, support recruitment and onboarding activities, manage program administration, and help ensure the successful delivery of this innovative workforce initiative.

As a valued member of the Medical Workforce Unit, you will also contribute to broader medical workforce initiatives and provide support to the team during peak medical recruitment periods, particularly the annual Grampians Health junior medical workforce recruitment campaigns. This offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to medical workforce operations across both primary care and hospital-based training environments.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the future of rural healthcare training while developing your skills within one of Victoria's largest regional medical workforce teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate Rural Generalist trainee placements across participating GP practices and partner health services
• Build and maintain strong relationships with trainees, primary care providers and key stakeholders
• Support recruitment, onboarding and placement administration activities
• Manage agreements, invoicing and associated program documentation
• Maintain accurate records, reporting and financial reconciliation processes
• Monitor program compliance, risks and continuous improvement initiatives
• Liaise with RACGP, ACRRM, the Victorian Rural Generalist Program and the Department of Health

• Support medical recruitment team activities and assist with organisation-wide junior medical workforce recruitment processes during peak recruitment periods and at other times as required.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience supporting medical workforce programs, training pathways or health workforce initiatives
• Experience working within, or in partnership with, Victorian public health services
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and relationship skills
• Strong organisational and time management abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

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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?

For a confidential discussion about the role, contact Kathryn Cullen, Manager Medical Workforce Unit via email Kathryn.cullen@gh.org.au

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are received. Applications may close before the advertised closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed.

Grampians Health celebrates diversity and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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+.