Junior Legal Counsel

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 June 2026
• Full time position at 76 hours per FN
• Classification - HS3 (Depend on experience)
• Great staff benefits

The Department

Alfred Health’s Legal Office comprises six staff – General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, two Senior Legal Counsel, a Legal Counsel, and an Executive Assistant. The Legal Office provides advice and assistance to the organisation and its staff on a range of corporate, commercial and medico-legal issues.

Position Summary

Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Services and Peninsula Health are preparing to merge into a single health service. Reporting to the General Counsel, the position will assist in the delivery of sophisticated and pragmatic legal services to all five health services to progress the merger, primarily involving:

• contract analysis and negotiation
• investigations into matters affecting regulatory compliance, as part of an overall ‘due diligence’ enquiry for the new entity’s Board
• engagement with courts to transfer existing litigation to the new entity 
• reviewing and, where necessary, updating corporate governance documentation to reflect the new entity and 
• policy work and alignment of contracts in preparation for the amalgamation

Qualifications and Experience required

Essential

• Degree in Law 
• Currently admitted as an Australian Legal Practitioner 
• Demonstrated experience in delivery of pragmatic legal advice 

Desirable 

• Knowledge of the health sector and its legal challenges would be considered favourably. 
• Experience in project management and organisational change. 

Staff benefits

• Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
• Onsite child care services, payroll deductible expense
• Onsite staff gym, a payroll deductible expense
• Modern onsite library faculties, exclusive to Alfred Health staff
• Access to health and wellbeing incentives
• Discounted health insurance 

For enquiries regarding this role, please contact David Ruschena, Director General Counsel, on 9076 3750 

Applications close at 11pm Sunday, 22nd of June 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