Talent Register Project Officer

WA Country Health Service

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Talent Register - Project Officer - Bunbury Redevelopment

Salary: Various

Location: Bunbury

Unit/Division: WACHS - South West > Bunbury Hospital Redevelopment Project

Work Type: Casual, Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time

Position No: BRHPO

Closing Date: 2026-12-31 4:00 PM

We are establishing a Talent Register for experienced and motivated professionals interested in joining our team as Project Officers on either a fixed-term or casual basis.

This register provides an opportunity to contribute to complex commissioning, transition, and service delivery projects across a range of clinical and operational environments.

About the role: Project Officers will support key project streams across infrastructure, clinical services, workforce, and organisational change. You will contribute to planning, coordination, and delivery activities to ensure successful project outcomes within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Delivery Interface and Integration

Construction to handover skills.

Disruptive works and additional site process, inclusive of risk and business continuity management.

Clinical (Service Planning and Governance)

Service Planning

Developing and finalising models of care.

Patient flows and operational workflows.

Bed capacity and demand modelling support aligned to the Clinical Services Framework.

Clinical Governance, Safety and Quality

Clinical governance structures, policies and escalation pathways for new and changed services.

National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, WA Health mandatory policies and accreditation requirements.

Clinical scenario testing, simulation exercises.

Workforce and Change

Workforce

Project workforce planning

Coordinating industrial relations requirements, classification reviews, position descriptions and organisational structure changes.

Managing training needs analysis, orientation programs and competency requirements for new environments and equipment; and

Ensuring compliance with WHS obligations across all transition activities, including risk assessments for moves, manual handling and new work environments.

Change Management

Change management planning, including stakeholder analysis, impact assessments and engagement strategies.

Coordinating internal communications, staff engagement activities and change readiness assessments.

Supporting staff, reducing disruption, strengthening readiness and helping the organisation adopt new ways of working; and

Monitoring change adoption and embedding sustainability measures to support post-transition stabilisation.

Infrastructure

Asset management activities including facilities management systems, planned maintenance schedules and asset registers for new and refurbished areas.

Managing ICT deployment including WAN, passive and active communications infrastructure, IP addressing, VLAN segmentation, end-user device commissioning and information systems configuration.

Supporting the commissioning of medical equipment, clinical technology and digital health platforms; and

Ensuring infrastructure readiness evidence.

Corporate

Affordability, sustainability and cost drivers for new and expanded clinical services.

Supporting financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and alignment with commissioning and steady‑state operations.

Contractual and procurement planning and management; and

Accommodation

Commissioning and Transition Experience

Main Entry

Emergency Department (including Short Stay Unit)

Acute Psychiatric Unit (including authorisation processes)

Clinical Tower (Theatres, CSSD, ICU, Maternity, Medical)

Back of House services

Teaching, Training and Research facilities

Helipad operations

G Block Refurbishment

Bunbury Hospital Redevelopment Project is Western Australia's biggest ever regional hospital upgrade.

Once complete, it will be a modern community healthcare hub for the Southwest region.

The redevelopment project will deliver

Construction of a new seven-storey clinical tower and helideck

A dedicated new mental health observation unit

An expanded acute psychiatric unit

A significantly expanded emergency department

Additional operating theatres and a new central sterilisation department

New and expanded maternity, birthing, and neonatal services

Increased inpatient ward capacity

WA’s first regional healthcare training, education, and research centre

The project also includes expansion and refurbishment of main entry plus additional short‑term parking.

Construction of the tower and main works is expected to be completed in early-2028, with operational commissioning complete in mid-2028.

Nestled on Western Australia’s spectacular South West coast, just under two hours south of Perth, Bunbury blends relaxed seaside living with the energy of a growing regional city. Often called the City of Three Waters thanks to its unique position between the Indian Ocean, Koombana Bay and the Leschenault Inlet, Bunbury offers easy access to calm swimming beaches, surf breaks, peaceful estuaries and rich wetlands — all within minutes of the city centre. Bunbury is the perfect place to live, work, and thrive.

Want to know more about these roles, we encourage you to contact Shane Bolton on ***email_hidden*** or 0436 017 851.

Short Term Contracts – Fixed Term employment under twelve (12) months.

Both Part Time and Full Time options are available for all of these.

We encourage local staff to apply for development opportunities.

The register is actively monitored, and applicants may be contacted if an opportunity arises suiting their skills and experience for the above or other similar roles.

You may be contacted to complete further assessment(s) as required for the role.

Assessment and appointments will be merit-based.

Once you apply, your CV will stay on the register until 30/06/2027, you only need to register once.

Please be aware there is no guarantee that an offer of employment will be made while an application remains on the register.

How to apply

The assessment of applicants for these vacancies will be based on the skills, knowledge and experience as outlined in the curriculum vitae (CV) provided and in relation to the vacancy requiring filling. You will be contacted by phone or email if a suitable vacancy becomes available.

To express interest, apply online by clicking the ‘Apply for Job’ button (above and below) and provide the following documents in Word or PDF format only:

Submit a comprehensive CV that clearly outlines your transferable skills and experience and highlights your past key achievements providing sufficient information to enable an assessment of your skills and experience relevant to these roles and indicating which position(s) you want to be considered for (in Word or PDF format); and

The names and contact details of two (2) professional referees - preferable for one to be your current/recent supervisor or manager.

For further information about your application, please email [email protected] clearing indicating the Talent Register name in your email title.

Eligibility to Apply

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments). International applicants with or eligible for registration with AHPRA (as applicable) are encouraged to apply.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce where every employee feels valued and empowered. We believe that a diverse team brings unique perspectives and drives innovation to meet our community’s needs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to join us in shaping a more equitable future and as a measure to achieve equality, under sections 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, encourage applications from people living with a disability, Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and youth (24 years of age and under).

Why work for us: In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits:

12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information click here.

Generous salary packaging benefits

Up to $9010 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, your rent or other everyday living expenses

Up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire

Access to novated leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a car and expenses

Professional Development Opportunities and Study Leave/assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Flexible leave arrangements

Other professional and location-based allowance

This selection process may be used to identify suitable applicants for similar vacancies that arise within the next twelve months. The Department may conduct further search activities if required, to extend the field of applicants.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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