GHA Change Manager

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Change Manager role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Gippsland Health Alliance Team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

Gippsland Health Alliance is looking for Change Manager to join our growing team on a full time (1.0EFT) ongoing basis.

The Change Manager plays a critical role in leading and delivering effective change management across Gippsland Health Alliance (GHA) projects, with a strong focus on the people impacts of changes to systems, processes, roles and organisational structures. Reporting to the Program Manager, the role is responsible for designing and implementing change management strategies that maximise staff adoption, minimise resistance and support the achievement of project outcomes. Working within the GPA Project Management Lifecycle Framework, the Change Manager partners closely with clinical, operational, executive and union stakeholders to deliver sustainable change that reflects the complexity of the healthcare environment, including patient safety, workforce capacity and operational continuity.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Change Manager is to:

• Lead the design, delivery and governance of change management strategies and plans for GHA program and initiatives, ensuring alignment with agreed timelines, budgets and outcomes.
• Assess organisational readiness, conduct change impact analyses, identify stakeholders and anticipate resistance, implementing proactive mitigation strategies suited to healthcare settings.
• Partner with executive sponsors, clinical leaders, unions and frontline staff to co-design change approaches that reflect clinical workflows, role journeys and operational realities.
• Develop and deliver clear, consistent and targeted communication and engagement plans to support adoption across clinical and non-clinical stakeholder groups.
• Support behavioural change and capability uplift by developing adoption strategies, mentoring project teams and building local change champions to strengthen organisational change capability.
• Define success measures, monitor performance against change metrics, prepare reports and provide regular updates to management and projects teams.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Extensive experience (5-7 years) in project change management, with demonstrated health sector experience and sound project management capability.
• Proven ability to develop and implement change strategies that address behavioural change, capability development and confidence with new systems or processes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including experience consulting with executive leaders, clinicians, operational teams and unions.
• Tertiary qualification in a related field, Prosci or PCI accreditation, and experience in delivering change across multi-site or networked public healthcare environments (desirable).

Gippsland Health Alliance offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Owen Gwynne, Program Manager email on Owen.Gwynne@gha.net.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Gippsland Health Alliance (GHA) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

Gippsland Health Alliance is a consortium of all publicly funded health services in the Gippsland region. Our overarching objective is to provide timely information to health professionals and administrators whenever needed. At GHA, we are dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery and improving patient outcomes across the Gippsland region. Our goals including providing exceptional service which positively impacts our community, driving value for money solutions and enhancing the quality and efficiency of patient care by establishing a system to promote collaborative and coordinated services.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: 27 April 2026

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Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.