Employment Type: Fixed Term Part time (approx. 6 months)
Hours: 0.6 per week - 3 days per week
This role offers flexibility, and we are open to determining the weekly working hours and agreed working days with the successful candidate.
Salary: $62,300 package
Location: Hybrid - Werribee Mercy Hospital / Richmond
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications
Contact: Jenni Pattinson - PattinsonJ1@mercy.com.au
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people at every stage of life. Across our aged care homes, hospitals and research facilities, and across numerous cities and towns, we're on a journey to keep growing our impact for the next hundred years.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
The Communications Advisor plays a pivotal role in bringing the new Werribee Mercy Hospital Emergency Department to life.
Working closely with Operational and Group Communications teams, the role delivers engaging, accurate and timely communications that:
Support staff readiness and pride during commissioning and opening
Clearly explain new ED features, models of care and patient pathways
Build understanding, trust and confidence within the local community and with priority stakeholders
Reflect and respect the multicultural communities served by Werribee Mercy Hospital
Support other areas of the business from time to time as required
This is a fast-paced role requiring strong judgment, proactive thinking, and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
Key focus of the role
Humanising and explaining the Emergency Department experience
Translating complex clinical and operational information into clear, accessible content using simple language including preparing briefs for developing visual content
Proactively identifying communication opportunities and risks
Supporting change, transition and growth in a high-pressure healthcare setting
Serving a diverse and complex community in Australia’s fastest growing growth corridor
What you’ll bring
To thrive in this role, you will have:
Personal competencies
High level of professionalism and ability to maintain confidentiality.
Strong stakeholder relationship management skills, including with senior leaders and external government agencies
Comfortable working under pressure and managing competing deadlines
Highly proactive, solutions focused and comfortable working with minimal direction
Strong planning, prioritisation and time management skills
Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a broader team
Strong alignment with the mission and values of Mercy Health
Job competencies
Advanced writing skills across multiple formats, including storytelling, explanatory content and operational messaging
Stakeholder relations experience and engagement with local community groups preferred
Event coordination with strong attention to detail
Demonstrated project management and organisation skills
Strong understanding of risk identification and issues escalation
Digital literacy, including internal platforms, websites and social media
Cultural awareness and inclusive communication practice
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
A current Police Record Check
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.