Program Director

Work in an environment that offers: 

• Support for career progression and development
• An ability to live and work in a vibrant regional setting
• A strong attitude to teaching and learning

The Position

Job Reference: 3811

Position Title: Program Director
Classification: HS7

Salary per fortnight (exc Super): $4,696.40 + Over Award dependent on qualifications
Hours per fortnight: 80 (including an ADO every 4 weeks)
Employment Status: Fixed Term Full Time (until 31/12/2027)

Closing date: 07/04/2026

The Position

The Program Director provides strategic leadership, direction and oversight for the end‑to‑end delivery of the Regional Patient Administration System (PAS) rollout across the Loddon Mallee Health Network. This role leads a complex, multi‑stream transformation program involving technical implementation, workflow redesign, change management, and multi‑site deployment. The Program Director is responsible for ensuring the program achieves its regional objectives, aligns with organisational and regional digital health strategies, and delivers a consistent, safe and integrated PAS solution across all participating health services.

The position holds full accountability for program governance, risk and clinical safety frameworks, vendor and stakeholder management, and the coordination of multidisciplinary teams. The Program Director ensures the successful delivery of program outcomes and long‑term operational sustainability by driving high‑quality implementation practices, fostering strong regional partnerships, and overseeing rigorous evaluation of program effectiveness.

The Loddon Mallee Local Health Service Network

The Loddon Mallee Local Health Service  Network (LMLHSN) is collaborative partnership between public funded health services in the Loddon Mallee region, aimed at improving health care quality, safety, and service delivery across the region. LMLHSN's vision is to shape the future of health service delivery, ensuring a great person-centred care experience across the region while delivering the right care at the right time in the right place. LMLHSN operates under the values of Respect, Integrity, and Collaboration.

The geography of this Network spans from the more densely populated Macedon Ranges Shire in the south to the remote and more sparsely populated Mallee Region in the far northwest. This grouping reflects the existing patient flows which follow the main transport routes along the Murray River and down towards Bendigo and Melbourne. This diverse region presents unique healthcare challenges, which the LMHN addresses through a region-wide approach to service planning and delivery. The population served is 334,000 (Victoria) + 9,305 (NSW).  Due to the geographical diversity of the region some of the work of the LMHN is best completed in sub-regional groupings.

The LMLHSN strategy and priorities are informed by the needs of the population and also align to the Strategic Direction of the Victorian Department of Health and recently published Health Services Plan.  As such current priorities include; ensuring right care, right time and right place for our communities, building capability across our region, enhancing First Nations leadership within the LMHN and enhanced sharing of systems and services.

The LMLHSN is actively scanning the current strategic environment and ensuring we are responsive to the current opportunities (and risks).  As such there is also a present focus on ensuring our governance model is fit for purpose and aligns with the emerging direction from the Victorian Department of Health regarding the establishment of Local Health Service Networks.

Network Health Services: Bendigo Health, Boort District Health, Cohuna District Hospital, Dhelkaya Health, Echuca Regional Health, Heathcote Health, Inglewood and Districts Health Service, Kerang District Health, Kyabram District Health Service, Mallee Track Health and Community Service, Maryborough District health Service, Mildura Base Public Hospital, Robinvale District Health Services, Rochester & Elmore District Health Service, Swan Hill District Health.

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.

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 Elyse Adam, Director on 03 5454 6959 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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