Director Medical Services - Clinical Operations
Date: 25 Aug 2026
Location: Shepparton, VIC, AU, 3630
Company: Goulburn Valley Health
Reference number: 2820
Job title: Director Medical Services - Clinical Operations
Employment type: Permanent Full Time
Hours per fortnight: 80
Classification: Specialist Year 1 - 9 (HM33 - HM41)
Location: Shepparton
Closing date: 16/09/2026
For a confidential conversation please contact: Amy Matheson on amy@vitalisrecruit.com or 0455 192 016
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 opportunity:
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.
You can view the Position Description: HERE
If qualifications are a requirement for this position, please attach a copy in support of your application. Qualification requirements are outlined in the Position Description under 'Key Selection Criteria'.
How to apply:
External applicants: please click ‘apply now’ to submit your application.
Current employees: please submit your application through the Employee Login on the Careers page. Internal applications can only be accepted via your employee profile: https://careers.gvhealth.org.au/
About GV 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.
Visit https://www.gvhealth.org.au/ to learn more.
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. Home | Greater Shepparton: Great Things Happen Here
Our benefits:
- Free Community Connector Program to personally welcome and connect you to our community
- Generous salary packaging, subsidised staff parking and discounted leisure memberships
- Flexible work practices and options to purchase additional leave to support work/life balance
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development and study leave to help reach your learning and career goals
- A confidential Employee Assistance Program for you and your loved ones
- Social club membership offering a range of events, functions and local community discounts
- Our CREATE Outstanding monthly, bi-monthly and annual reward and recognition program
Safe, respectful and inclusive workplace:
GV Health is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQA+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
GV Health has a zero tolerance of abuse, bullying and harassment, sexual harassment and discrimination in all forms, and is committed to fostering a psychologically safe workplace that supports the health, safety and wellbeing of our people. We are also committed to the safety, protection and wellbeing of all children.
Pre-employment requirements:
Pre-employment screening checks may be required, including but not limited to; Working with Children Check (WWCC), National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Screening, International and National Police Checks, Aged Care Statutory Declaration, Visas and valid working rights in Australia, immunisations as mandated by Department of Health.
Further details of pre-employment requirements are provided in the Position Description and to successful candidates, or upon request. GV Health reserves the right to vary pre-employment screening from time to time and as directed by legislation and operational requirements.
Recruitment agencies should note that GV Health does not accept agency resumes. GV Health is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.