Senior Project Manager

Drive impactful healthcare projects with the RFDS, improving health outcomes in QLD communities.

Classifications

• Healthcare & Medicine
• Management
• Full-time

Key points

• Full time role based in Cairns or Brisbane
• Join an iconic organisation delivering world class healthcare for near 100 years
• Showcase your expertise in health leadership, transformation, and strategy

Description

About the Role

As the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) embarks on the next stage of our Towards 100 Years of Service journey, we remain committed to strengthening our presence, reputation, and support within the communities we serve. To deliver on this commitment, we are expanding our services and seeking a Senior Project Manager who will lead with purpose and drive, ensuring the successful delivery of our mission.
  
As the Senior Project Manager, reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Clinical Service Delivery, you will lead the project design, mobilisation, and delivery of new and evolving healthcare service models. Your work will create measurable improvements in access, quality, and outcomes, with a strong focus on engagement with First Nations communities.
  
You will drive time‑critical, high‑impact projects that strengthen clinical services, support service improvement and growth, and enhance operational efficiency. Working across multiple teams and functions, you’ll influence change and deliver sustainable improvements in how care is delivered across the state.
  
This role offers exposure to complex programs and senior stakeholders, providing a strong platform to showcase your expertise in health leadership, transformation, and strategy.
  
Success in this role requires a combination of strong program management capability and extensive healthcare practice experience. You will bring expertise in implementing new models of care, measurement and evaluation, and effective healthcare delivery in rural and remote communities. Flexibility, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to mobilise programs in a dynamic environment are essential.
  
This is a full-time position offered on an initial 18-month maximum-term contract. The role can be based at our Brisbane Corporate Office or at the RFDS Cairns Base.
  
Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of clinical service projects aligned with organisational strategy, scope, budget, and timelines
• Develop and implement change management strategies to support the adoption of new models of care
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure collaborative, effective project outcomes
• Support workforce optimisation initiatives to improve efficiency and long‑term sustainability
• Ensure all work aligns with clinical governance, safety, and quality standards
• Embed culturally safe and equitable healthcare project initiatives, to improve access, experience and outcomes for First Nations communities
• Prepare high‑quality project documentation including business cases, project plans, and risk registers

Essential Requirements

• 5–7 years’ experience in project management within healthcare or a related environment
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder engagement, and change management capability
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects in dynamic environments
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and think strategically
• Relevant university degree and/or healthcare qualifications

Why work for us?

At the RFDS (Queensland Section), our people live our values.  You’ll be part of a purpose‑driven organisation committed to delivering world‑class healthcare to those who need it most.
  
The RFDS (Queensland Section) delivers essential aeromedical, primary healthcare and 24/7 telehealth support to people living and working in regional, rural and remote communities across the state. Our multidisciplinary teams provide care through retrievals, primary health clinics, mental health consultations, the mobile dental truck and telehealth. Our telehealth clinicians also guide patients on using medications from RFDS Medical Chests on rural properties, ensuring timely assistance from minor illnesses to major emergencies. As we approach 100 years of delivering the finest care to the furthest corner, we continue to expand and innovate, making this an exciting time to join our organisation.
  
We value our people and are passionate about making a difference for people who live, work and travel in regional, rural and remote Australia. By joining the RFDS (Queensland Section), you will have access to the following:

• Work with a great team of people who are highly skilled and passionate about our purpose and proud of their contribution!
• Base salary of 150K+ and superannuation
• Access to generous not-for-profit tax-free benefits up to $18,550
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program including counselling, nutrition sessions, financial sessions, and legal advice
• Private health insurance discounts
• Access to a Fitness Passport (for staff and family members)!
• RemServ Rewards, where members receive cashback benefits on purchases from hundreds of leading Australian retailers, including groceries, fashion, technology and travel.

Ready to Make a Difference?
For further information regarding this role please contact RFDS Talent Acquisition Lead – Yasmine Haimes on 0407 626 498 or recruitment@rfdsqld.com.au

Applications will close by 2 February 2026.  Shortlisting will begin immediately.

You must have a valid, unrestricted Australian Driver's Licence and provide evidence of immunity or vaccination against vaccine preventable diseases.  

The Royal Flying Doctor Service acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the Traditional Custodians of the land. The RFDS is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of healthcare. We embrace diversity and welcome all people irrespective of faith, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity.

The RFDS is committed to the protection of human and legal rights, including the rights of children, young people and adults to be safe, heard and cared for. In upholding the Universal Principle, RFDS is committed to creating an organisational environment that ensures Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families feel welcome, safe, valued, included and respected.