Position
Full‐time, fixed‐term 6‐month Project Manager – People & Systems for hospital expansion. Salary: $148,522 plus super and benefits.
About the role
Reporting to the Head of Projects, the Project Manager – People & Systems will provide senior project leadership for a time‐critical operational planning programme. The role brings together workforce planning, people systems readiness and service commencement activity, ensuring new clinical units are safely staffed, enabled by fit‐for‐purpose systems and ready to operate from day one.
You will lead and coordinate a small multidisciplinary project team with the following reporting roles:
* P&C Business Partner
* Talent Acquisition Partner
* P&C Systems Administrator
Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will translate strategic and clinical planning into implementable workforce and systems solutions, managing interdependencies, risks and timelines across a complex healthcare environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead end‐to‐end delivery of a 6‐month operational planning project supporting hospital expansion and service planning
* Translate workforce plans into actionable recruitment, onboarding and people systems activities
* Oversee readiness of P&C systems, data and processes to support rapid workforce mobilisation
* Coordinate recruitment, onboarding and establishment of new clinical teams across multiple units
* Establish and maintain robust project controls including risks, dependencies, milestones and reporting
* Provide high‐quality advice, analysis and progress reporting to senior leaders and governance forums
* Engage closely with clinical leaders, operational managers and corporate partners to support safe, timely service planning
* Ensure documentation, governance and assurance requirements are met throughout the project lifecycle
About you
You are a confident and pragmatic project leader with experience delivering complex people‐focused projects in healthcare or similarly regulated environments. You bring strong systems thinking, are comfortable working at pace, and can influence across clinical, operational and corporate stakeholder groups.
You will bring:
* Demonstrated experience leading complex projects involving workforce planning, people systems or service commencement
* Strong understanding of recruitment, onboarding and HR / P&C systems in large organisations
* Proven ability to translate strategy and plans into practical, operational outcomes
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
* High levels of organisation, judgement and resilience in fast‐moving environments
* Be part of hospital expansion programme
* Make a tangible impact on how new services and teams are established
* Work at the intersection of people, systems and clinical operations
* Fixed‐term opportunity with clear purpose and senior visibility
Benefits and Requirements
* Salary packaging options (mortgage, rent, car, expenses)
* Influenza and immunisation evidence required
* Position subject to police check
Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes behaviours that are consistent with the principles of RESPONSIVENESS, INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS.
Forensicare promotes a smoke‐free environment.
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