Manager Technical Services

Why Join Us?

• Work/Life balance & flexibiility - 5 weeks annual leave | Access to monthly ADO | Flexible start & finish time with access to hybrid work arrangements.
• Lead a great team - Build and lead a skilled technical team while driving service reliability, resilience, and deliverying on the LMSS Digital Roadmap 2026-2030.
• Make a difference - Lead critical ICT infrastruture services that directly support patient care across 13 health services organisations in the Loddon Mallee region.

Work in an environment that offers:

• Support for career progression and development
• An opportunity to make a real impact with a trsuted name in health care - Bendigo Health
• A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies

The Position

Job Reference: 3548

Position Title: Manager Technical Services 
Classification: HS6
Salary per annum exc. super):  $120,000 - $140,000 per annum 
Hours per fortnight: 76 or 80 (with an ADO every 4 weeks)
Employment Status: Ongoing Full Time

Closing date: 03/04/2026

Manager Technical Services  

As Manager Technical Services , you will lead a team of 10 IT professionals, overseeing network administration, system administration, and infrastructure management. Your mission is to ensure the seamless operation of IT infrastructure across the Loddon Mallee health region, providing technical leadership while deliverying on the Loddon Mallee Digital Roadmap 2026-2030.

This role is your opportunity to demonstrate your capability in operational management, leadership to high performing teams, project execution, and the ability to influence digital transformation across the Loddon Malle health region. While you won’t be hands-on in the technical work, your technical credibility will allow you to effectively lead and guide your team in best practices.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development – Manage, hire, coach, and develop a team of 10 IT Professionals (1 Team Leader, 5 Systems Administrators, 4 Network Administrators).
• IT Strategy Execution – Deliver on the IT roadmap, ensuring alignment with the Loddon Mallee Shared Services Digital Roadmap 2026-2030.
• Infrastructure & Operations – Oversee network, systems, and cloud infrastructure while ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
• Cybersecurity Awareness – Promote best practices for cybersecurity controls in collaboration with a dedicated Cybersecurity Team.
• Procurement & Fiscal Oversight – Drive vendor management, procurement activities, and cost-effective IT solutions (without direct budget accountability).

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division 

The Digital Services Division is charged with delivering technology solutions that deliver on our vision. As well as responsibility for the mainstream ICT services and support the division encompasses Information Technology Services, Architecture and Applications, Clinical Information Systems, the Project Management Office

The Division leverages ICT technologies and expertise to provide the technical foundations for innovation and transformation of our clinical service delivery The Division is instrumental in building a strong culture of utilising health informatics and using data to drive innovation.

Loddon Mallee Shared Services

Loddon Mallee Shared Services (LMSS) provides a shared services ICT support model to 16 health services in the Loddon Mallee region.  Bendigo Health as lead agency for the LMSS model delivers these support services through a combination of centrally based staff in Bendigo and dedicated on-site staff at specific health services.  The range of ICT support services offered by LMSS includes service desk triaging and support, infrastructure, networking, application support, data and analytics, cyber security, and IT project management.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you!  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Colin Andion, Director - Information Technology Services on 0401 594 666 for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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