General Manager Medical Practice

• Full time 76 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE)  
• Ongoing position 

The General Manager Medical Practice (GMMP) is a key member of the Senior Leadership team and will maintain close working relationships with other members of this team. Externally, the GMMP liaises with a broad range of stakeholders including: the Victorian Department of Health, the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency, Primary Care Networks, general practitioners, other healthcare providers and health services as well as other community partners. 

Bendigo Community Health Services has cared for the health and wellbeing of the Bendigo community for more than 40 years. As an organisation we employ more than 200 people across a broad range of services, you will find working at Bendigo Community Health Services both challenging and rewarding. 

The success of BCHS starts with our staff, who have a high level of professionalism and dedication allowing BCHS to deliver quality services for the community with a particular focus on the vulnerable and disadvantaged. 

Added benefits of working with BCHS include:

• Salary packaging
• Flexible working conditions
• Purchasing leave 
• Study assistance
• Training programs 
• Novated leasing  

The General Manager Medical Practice will be supported by two Practice Managers the GMMP will oversee the day-to-day operational functions of BCHS Medical Practices, holding responsibility for providing clinical oversight, support and expert advice to clinicians including effective clinical governance.  

You will provide leadership and management to create, maintain and optimise a positive, healthy and safe organisational culture and an engaged Medical Practice team.

YOU WILL NEED:

Key Selection Criteria

1. Mandatory qualification at a degree level in health administration, management, business administration, or related discipline and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a relevant health field.  
2. Extensive knowledge of strategies to maximise operational performance for long term sustainability in Community Health Care Services and demonstrated capacity to implement them.  
3. Comprehensive understanding of relevant funding, policies, regulations and reforms, including consumer-led funding models and their implications.  
4. High level conceptual thinking demonstrated through analysis of complex issues and implementation of effective solutions.     
5. High level written and verbal communication skills including preparation of proposals and grants and the capacity to influence others to achieve organisational outcomes.  
6. Previous leadership success, including demonstrated commitment to use of evidence, achievement through influence and the fostering of innovation.  
7. Demonstrated excellence in collaborating with others, team building, communication, leading through influence and execution of multifaceted decisions.   
8. Proven ability to meet deadlines in a busy working environment.  
9. Strong knowledge of and ability to use the Microsoft Office Suite and Windows based programs and database management systems. 
10. Strong organisational development skills including the capacity to identify and manage risk and escalate as appropriate in a timely fashion.  
11. Current Driver’s Licence.  

Desirable  

1. Ability to provide vaccination status information that meets the requirements for healthcare workers.  

For further information about the position contact Nicole Ferrie on 5406 1200 or go toCurrent jobs - Bendigo Community Health Services for the full position description www.bchs.com.au/careers/current-jobs

Probity requirements

• A current Driver’s License. 
• A Police Check (paid for by BCHS)
• Current Working with Children Check

Only applications addressing the Key Selection Criteria (outlined above) should be emailed to ***********@bchs.com.au by 4pm Monday, 22 January 2024. 

Bendigo Community Health Services encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. 

Applications will be acknowledged upon receipt.  Applicants are requested to contact Human Resources on telephone 5406 1312 if an automatic acknowledgement has not been received.