About Monash Health

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We provide safe, high-quality care to one-quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan, from pre-birth to end-of-life.

More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-east Melbourne, including seven hospitals and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. Each year:

• We provide more than 3.2 million episodes of care to our community


• Close to 260,000 people are admitted to our hospitals


• Close to 217,000 people receive care at our three emergency departments


• We respond to more than 64,000 ambulance arrivals


• We perform more than 48,000 surgical procedures, and


• We deliver more than 10,000 babies.

We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to a fair, non-discriminatory workplace that maximises the talent, potential and contribution of all.

About The Role

Reporting to the Director Project Management Office (PMO) Digital Health Division, the Digital Program Manager is responsible for the hands-on management of a program of Digital Health projects across Monash Health. The role requires a program management professional that has extensive experience in the delivery of end-to-end programs, projects and related services including project health checks & audit, project performance improvement, and at-risk project management. The PMO has corporate level responsibility for providing program management, project management, and consulting to internal customers. The role is expected to be 85% hands-on program management and 15% PMO administration and executive reporting.

About You

• Experience in delivering large scale enterprise-wide technology related programs


• Experience in managing programs through the full life cycle from initiation to closing


• Experience doing business analysis and writing business case


•  Experience in managing programs and projects with large user migration


• Able to go beyond just delivering the program, but to understand the business and add value to your stakeholders


• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight timeframes


• Highly self-managing and able to set and work towards deadlines/milestones


• insure program adheres to the program governance framework


• Experience in managing change within a 24x7 environment


• Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries to build strong working relationships with customers, vendors, and team members, and facilitate solution development


• Exceptional ability to negotiate and influence others


• Excellent stakeholder management skills


• Excellent communication skills and experience in working with and presenting to all levels of the business up to Senior Executive


• Highly developed problem-solving skills Highly skilled


• in Office Suite (especially Microsoft Project)


•  A high degree of initiative and self-motivation


• Experience recruiting, mentoring and developing staff


• Able to be flexible and adaptable, especially in a changing environment


• Enjoy working with non-IT customers and providing excellent program management service

What you Need

•  Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent professional/business experience


• Certification in a Project Management methodology (PRINCE2 or PMI)

What We Offer

• Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base 


• avenues to further develop your leadership & project management skills mentorship & career guidance 


• support to attend relevant forums & conferences

In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite subsided staff car parking and gym, uniform and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

How to Apply

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.

Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services by email – recruitment@monashhealth.org.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed.  These include:

• reference checks;


• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;


• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and


• proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.

To comply with Victorian Public Health directions, all employees working in the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. To support your application, and to be compliant with any public health orders in place at the time of, and during, your employment, you will be required to upload evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19. Acceptable evidence is a copy of a Government Official Immunisation History Statement or Digital Certificate showing all vaccination dates. It is a requirement of Monash Health to collect, record and hold vaccination information. Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide acceptable evidence that they meet full vaccination status.