Reference Number: 51881:  Manager Central North West BPT Consortium 
Employment Type: Fixed Term Full Time (FT) 
Location: Northern Health (All Campuses) 
 

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. 

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced health administrators to join the Central North West BPT Consortium team for a 12-month fixed-term position.   

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.

This position spans five separate Victorian Health Services within the Central North West Consortium, while under the aegis of Northern Health; Austin Health; Bendigo Health; Echuca Healthcare Group; Grampians Health Horsham; and Northern Health.

About the Role:

This role requires excellent communication skills, a high level of attention to detail, and strong experience in healthcare administration. The incumbent will have day-to-day contact with an extensive variety of staff, particularly Training Program Directors, Chief Medical Registrars, Basic Physician Trainees and BPT Education Officers.

This role is responsible for providing high-level management support to the Consortium Directors of Physician Education and to the Consortium Management Committee, and is directly responsible for arranging the BPT examination preparation program and RACP Divisional Clinical examinations, and providing oversight of RACP accreditation at all Central North West Consortium sites. The role has a strong focus on strengthening collaborative partnerships and cultivating continuous improvement across the Consortium.

The consortium manager will spend time each week at both the Northern and Austin hospitals, with some travel to Bendigo, Echuca and Horsham required for examination preparation, accreditation meetings, and site visits. There may be opportunity for some work-from home on negotiation. 

This position is a full-time 12-month fixed term contract (parental leave backfill).

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in a public hospital environment and good working knowledge of junior medical workforce recruitment, rostering and training requirements, preferably in physician pathways
• Proven ability to manage competing deadlines and handle confidential matters with discretion
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet tight deadlines whilst maintaining high level of attention to detail
• Good self-motivation and resourcefulness, with demonstrated problem-solving approach
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Intermediate-Advanced computer skills in Microsoft applications and Adobe Acrobat, and basic knowledge of website maintenance

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact

Suet-Wan Choy, Network Director of Physician Education – Austin Health, [email protected] or Yana Sunderland, Director of Physician Education – Northern Health, [email protected]

Applications close on 22 August 2025 

Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.

Why work at the Northern Health?

NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally.

Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Professional development and events, an award winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging, EAP, our online library and onsite car parking

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.