Executive Director GLHSN

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 Executive Director GLHSN role in a leading regional hospital? Join the team at Gippsland Local Health Service Network, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

Gippsland Local Health Service Network is looking for Executive Director to join our growing team on a full time (1.0EFT) fixed term basis.

The Executive Director GLHSN is a senior executive role responsible for leading the strategic direction, governance, and system-wide coordination of eight public health across Gippsland. The role builds strong relationships with CEOs, Boards, executive teams, and government to ensure regional planning, reform implementation, and delivery of the Victorian Health Services Plan recommendations. This position oversees the development of the Network’s strategic plan, manages program delivery, and drives collaborative, high-quality and sustainable healthcare outcomes that ensure communities across Gippsland receive safe, person-centred care as close to home as possible.

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

The role of the Executive Director GLHSN is to:

• Lead the development and execution of whole-of-region strategy, vision and values.
• Provide high-level strategic advice, including preparation of reports, submissions, funding applications and annual budgets, while monitoring performance and supporting continuous improvement.
• Oversee governance systems, project scope, risk management and change processes to support consistent execution of Network-wide priorities and Statements of Expectations.
• Strengthen collaborative decision-making across member health services by facilitating alignment, guiding implementation activities, and coordinating education and capability-building.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders, leading stakeholder engagement frameworks and representing the Network at high-level forums.
• Manage the Network’s budget, procurement, and contract activities, ensuring compliance, financial stewardship and effective vendor performance.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Postgraduate qualifications relevant to the role, with at least five years of senior experience in governance, strategy, planning, program management or improvement leadership.
• Advanced governance capability and detailed knowledge of regulatory and policy frameworks that inform long-term health system planning.
• Proven strategic leadership in networked or regional settings, including guiding teams through large-scale transformational change.
• Strong stakeholder-engagement experience, with the ability to influence and build relationships across CEOs, Boards, Clinicians, government and community partners.
• Highly developed emotional intelligence, sound judgement and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in written and verbal forms.
• A commitment to system improvement, collaboration, innovation and maintaining high standards of accountability and performance.

Gippsland Local Health Service Network 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 Don McRae, Chief Executive email on Don.Mcrae@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About us

The Gippsland Local Health Service Network services a diverse and growing population for more than 250,000 people, extending from the foothills of Baw Baw Shire in the west to the remote coastal and alpine ranges areas of East Gippsland. The Network brings together eight health services committed to their local communities and the broader region, anchoring coordinated care across Gippsland. The Network is accountable for meeting the healthcare needs of its communities as close to home as possible, recognising the realities of distance, rurality, and the sense of place that shapes life in Gippsland. By continuing to work collaboratively, the Network will take on challenges that individual services cannot address alone.

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: 20 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.