Transition Coordinator - Shared Pathology Project

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

Fixed Term Position until December 2025

Full Time at 80 hours per fortnight including an Accrued Day Off

Managers and Administrative Worker Grade 4 (HS4-HS29)

Alfred Health, Western Health and Monash Health Locations

The Department

Alfred Health and Monash Health have established a formal partnership to deliver a Shared Pathology Service as one of three new pathology networks for metropolitan Melbourne. This partnership is aligned with the Victorian Government’s Pathology system reform. The Pathology programs are working in partnership to ensure we meet the future demand and continue to provide high quality pathology services for the patients and community across the health services.
In the Partnership, pathology services are provided from two main laboratories (The Alfred in Prahran and Monash Medical Centre in Clayton), and six branch laboratories (Casey Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Sandringham Hospital, Victorian Heart Hospital and Wonthaggi Hospital). In addition, there are 20 collection centres and rooms spread across South East Melbourne and South Gippsland, with the furthest one located in Yarram.

The Position Summary

The Transition Coordinator will be an Alfred Health appointment on behalf of the Alfred/Monash Shared Pathology Project. This position will report to the Implementation Lead and will work in close collaboration with the Transition Lead and the Alfred/Monash Shared Pathology Project team. The Transition Coordinator works under the direction of the Implementation Lead to support the Implementation Strategy to ensure the Shared LIS is delivered safely with no high-risk impact to clinical care and minimal disruption to the Pathology service. Working closely with the Transition Lead, the Transition Coordinator will engage and work with the relevant stakeholders to facilitate and develop transition and cutover plans for the Shared LIS project, ensuring key activities for a safe and successful Go Live are documented and risks/issues identified are escalated and managed through the relevant governance structures. The role will be responsible for developing a framework for cutover activity requirements, materials/resources to support the development, certifying the complexities of the implementation are carefully considered.

Skills and Qualifications Required

• Demonstrated experience in cutover planning, execution and support.
• Demonstrated resilience and capacity to perform under pressure and with competing priorities.
• Highly developed problem-solving skills through effective analysis of issues and options.
• Ability to understand and articulate the business needs to support Shared LIS stakeholders in the transition planning and cutover activities
• Experience in coordinating resources across a range of concurrent tasks in multiple locations.
• Experience in establishing and coordinating communication protocols in a complex project.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Logistical management.
• Travel between Alfred Health, Western Health and Monash Health sites will be required.
• Weekend and outside of usual business hours during the "cutover" period will be required.

Staff Benefits

• Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
• Onsite staff gym (Alfred Hospital)
• Modern onsite library facilities, exclusive to Alfred Health staff
• Access to health and well-being incentives
• Discounted health insurance 
• Staff Car Parking (subject to availability)

For further enquiries, please contact Catherine Kirby, Digital Program Manager, at C.Kirby@alfred.org.au

Applications close Thursday, 27th March 2025

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au