Project Officer

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- A dynamic and growing local health service network that embraces new technologies
- Excellent clinical exposure across a range of specialties

**The Position**

**Job Reference**: 3020

**Position Title**:Project Officer - LMLHSN Clinical Services Plan
**Classification**:HS6
**Salary per fortnight (exc. super)**:$4,249.20
**Hours per fortnight**:76
**Employment Status**:Fixed Term Full Time (until October 2026)

**Closing date**:**01/10/2025

The Project Officer Clinical Services Plan is responsible to the Executive Director LM LHSN for the development and delivery of a LMLHSN Clinical Services Plan. The Project Officer is responsible for developing the clinical service plan in accordance with the Department of Health LMLHSN Project Brief and in collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders. The Project Officer will ensure that the LMLHSN Clinical Services Plan:

- Complies LMLHSN and Department of Health requirements;
- Is developed in collaboration with a range of LMLHSN stakeholders (including consumers) as required;
- Is informed by the full range of LMLHSN data including relevant best practice and benchmarks;
- Utilises the Department’s planning guide and templates;
- Is written at an Executive / Board level of quality.
- Is delivered within expected timeframe.

**The Loddon Mallee Health Network**

The Loddon Mallee Health Network (LMHN) 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. LMHN'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. LMHN 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 LMHN 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 LMHN 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

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