DIRECTOR MEDICAL SERVICES

Goulburn Valley Health | Shepparton, Victoria

· Newly created senior medical leadership position

· Lead and influence clinical services across a major regional health service

· Option to maintain a proportion of clinical practice

· Join a collaborative and highly regarded executive team

· Located in Shepparton, approximately two hours north of Melbourne

Goulburn Valley Health is seeking an experienced and progressive medical leader to join its executive leadership team as Director Medical Services.

This newly created role presents a rare opportunity to shape the position from the outset, build strong medical leadership capability and have a meaningful impact across the organisation.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, the Director Medical Services will provide strategic and operational medical leadership across Goulburn Valley Health. Clinical Directors across the relevant acute and subacute clinical directorates will report to this role, providing significant scope to strengthen clinical governance, medical engagement, service performance and collaboration. Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs, and Dental Services operate within a separate directorate.

The chance

As Director Medical Services, you will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer, executive team, Clinical Directors and senior leaders to support the delivery of safe, high-quality and patient-centred care.

You will have the opportunity to:

· Establish and shape a newly created, highly influential leadership role

· Lead, support and develop the organisation’s Clinical Directors and Public Health Unit.

· Strengthen medical leadership, accountability and engagement

· Provide strategic advice on medical workforce,



clinical governance and service delivery

· Support service development and improvement across the health service

· Build strong relationships with clinicians, executives and external stakeholders

· Influence the future direction of clinical services within a growing regional health service

· Make a visible and lasting contribution to the health of the local community For candidates who wish to remain clinically active, there is also the opportunity to incorporate a proportion of clinical work into the position. This is optional and is not an essential requirement of the role.

About you

You will be a respected senior medical leader with the credibility, judgement and interpersonal skills to engage clinicians and lead effectively within a complex health environment.

You will bring

· Registered Medical Practitioner in Australia (or eligible)

· Significant senior medical leadership experience within a hospital or health service

· Demonstrated ability to lead and influence senior clinicians

· A collaborative, pragmatic and solutions-focused leadership style

· The ability to build trust and effective relationships across clinical and executive teams

· A genuine commitment to improving services and outcomes for regional communities

Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (FRACMA) would be highly regarded but is not essential.





Experience in a Director Medical Services, Executive Director Medical Services, Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Director or comparable senior medical leadership position will also be highly regarded.

About Goulburn Valley Health

Goulburn Valley Health is the major referral health service for the Hume region, with more than 3,000 staff working across six principal sites. The organisation provides an extensive range of acute, subacute, mental health, community and specialist services to a large and diverse regional population.

This is an exciting time to join GV Health and contribute to a health service responding to growing community demand, evolving models of care and significant opportunities for service development.

Life in Greater Shepparton

Located approximately two hours north of Melbourne, Greater Shepparton offers the professional challenge of a major regional centre alongside an attractive and connected lifestyle.

The region is home to a growing, vibrant and proudly multicultural community. It offers excellent schools, sporting and cultural facilities, a strong food and hospitality scene, affordable housing and an easy commute. Shepparton also serves as an important service hub for communities throughout the Goulburn Valley and southern New South Wales.

For a medical leader looking to make a genuine difference while enjoying the benefits of regional living, this is an outstanding opportunity.

To learn more For a confidential discussion or to request further information, please contact:

Amy Matheson – Director, Vitalis [email protected]

0455 192 016

- All enquiries and applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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