Lead safe co-design and readiness planning for community cardiovascular screening and education.
Location
Melbourne, Victoria
Arrangement
Hybrid
Commitment
4–6 hours per week
Duration
12-month pilot leadership
Level
Clinical / program leadership
Contribution track
Deliver programs
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Role mandate
Lead safe co-design and readiness planning for community cardiovascular screening and education.
Why this role exists now
A cardiac program requires clinical governance, referral continuity, partner trust and evaluation before any public screening event.
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Outcomes you would own
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An approved screening and education protocol with referral pathways.
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A costed, partner-supported pilot and event-readiness pack.
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A trained volunteer pool with verified scope and credentials.
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A pilot evaluation that informs continue, change or stop decisions.
Core responsibilities
Own the program brief, readiness checklist and delivery plan.
Coordinate clinical protocols, equipment, supervision and referrals.
Build community and primary-care partnerships around identified need.
Train and roster approved volunteers within scope.
Lead debriefing, incident learning and pilot evaluation.
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Your first 90 days
Days 1–30
Listen, learn and locate the work
Complete HIF induction, role boundaries and required checks.
Review the Heart health brief, evidence, partners and unresolved decisions.
Agree a 90-day workplan, communication rhythm and escalation map.
Days 31–60
Build the first useful thing
Build or test the first delivery-ready program component.
Invite review early from the people who will use or be affected by the work.
Record changes, risks and decisions instead of hiding uncertainty.
Days 61–90
Deliver, learn and hand over
Complete the agreed first milestone or document why it should change.
Review progress against success measures with your supervisor.
Publish a next-quarter plan and keep files ready for another volunteer.
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What you need
Essential criteria
Registered health professional with cardiac or preventive-health experience.
Program leadership and clinical-governance capability.
Strong community communication and escalation judgement.
Desirable, not required
Primary care, cardiology, nursing or community-screening experience.
Quality-improvement or evaluation capability.
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How good work will be judged
Success measures
The pilot reaches readiness without bypassing referral or consent safeguards.
Volunteers consistently remain within approved scope.
Evaluation produces a clear, evidence-based next decision.
Decision rights & escalation
Set day-to-day priorities within the approved role brief and agreed hours.
Recommend changes to scope, timing or method and document the rationale.
Pause your own activity and escalate when safety, consent, quality or capacity is unclear.
Escalate budget commitments, external promises, partner agreements and material changes to Country Director — Australia / Clinical Governance Lead.
Clinical, safeguarding, privacy and public-claim decisions remain with the named qualified approver.
Role boundaries
This is an unpaid volunteer role. It does not create an employment relationship or expectation of future paid work.
Do not represent HIF publicly, sign agreements or commit money unless authority is explicitly documented.
Use only approved systems for personal, partner or program information.
The agreed weekly commitment is a ceiling to manage, not a minimum to exceed silently.
No travel is assumed. Any future travel would require a separate brief, risk review and written approval.
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Support, learning and wellbeing
Medical advisory, research and event-operations support.
Partner and venue commitments require portfolio approval.
No screening proceeds without named clinical supervision.
Scope and safety
Volunteers must not work outside their competence. Clinical, safeguarding and community-facing work requires role-specific supervision and escalation pathways.
Checks before you begin
Identity and right-to-volunteer confirmation.
One or two role-relevant references for leadership or higher-trust appointments.
Confidentiality, conflict-of-interest, privacy and code-of-conduct declarations.
Current registration, qualifications, scope and professional standing verification.
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How selection works
Evidence to include
A short statement explaining why this role and HIF’s health-equity mission fit your experience.
One specific example showing how you handled work relevant to healthcare.
Your realistic availability against the published commitment of 4–6 hours per week.
Any required qualifications, registrations, portfolio links or work samples.
Conflicts, access needs or support adjustments you want the selection panel to consider.
Selection stages
Eligibility and completeness review
Assessment against the published essential criteria
Structured interview or practical conversation, if required
Relevant reference, credential and safeguarding checks
Outcome, induction and role-specific onboarding
Final selection decisions are made by people. AI is not used to automatically reject applicants.