The Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Phase 2 Program will be managed by the Digital Health Director as the Program Director. The Director is supported by the Senior Project and Testing Manager and a team of five experienced Project Managers that will lead and support each project stream. Each of the project streams corresponds to a clinical division at Western Health.

•       Emergency, Medicine and Access
•       Perioperative and Critical Care
•       Women’s and Children’s
•       Specialist Clinics
•       Cancer Services (1 role available)

As the successful Project Manager for the Cancer Services stream, you will have a track record of implementing large scale and critical projects within the healthcare industry driven by strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and business analytical skillsets. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the Cerner EMR solution and previous experience implementing the EMR solution in a public or private hospital setting. 
Reporting to the Senior Project and Testing Manager, you will be responsible for leading your team to deliver the Cerner solutions and associated project activities from initiation to project implementation. This includes but is not limited to, prepare for current state review, facilitate design workshops with key stakeholders and analysts, support the different testing stages, support the change and implementation team to execute organisational change management plans and support the development of key change strategies, support the learning and development team with training activities and support at the elbow support during implementation.
In addition, you will also lead the team to support and improve clinical adoption post Go-Live within your Clinical Division.

The scheduled start date of this role is January 2022 with a contract until January 2023.

In late 2018 WH successfully implemented the four core Cerner Millennium EMR modules across all sites. In doing so we took a significant step towards improving and digitally transforming the way we provide care for our community and patients.  The WH EMR provides clinicians with a consolidated view of all relevant information about the patient to facilitate teamwork and multidisciplinary care models, reduce medical errors and duplications and support clinical decision making.  It also simplifies and supports clinician workflows, and provides access to best practice knowledge, empowering our clinicians with the tools to enhance the delivery of Best Care.
Following this successful EMR Phase 1 implementation, WH has implemented a number of new EMR functionalities to better support the growing demand from frontline staff. 
EMR Phase 2 will be the largest digital health project ever implemented solely by WH. It is visionary, comprehensive and innovative and will allow us to maximise the potential of our EMR. Upon implementation WH will be elevated to fully digital health service status and in line with the leaders in digital healthcare.

Such a considerable extension of WH’s digital footprint will provide us with the tools to continue to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of patient care and an enhanced patient experience.
This exciting digital expansion is taking place in a time of considerable capital growth for WH.  Key capital projects will ensure families receive outstanding patient care closer to home.

• 2019 saw the opening of the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s at Sunshine Hospital. First-class care is being provided in first-class facilities for thousands of families in our local community with 6,054 babies born in the first year of opening.
• The Victorian Government is investing up to $1.5 billion to deliver a new 504 bed Footscray Hospital, the largest health infrastructure investment in the state.
• The Victorian Government has announced the building of a new world-class Melton Hospital and a Point Cook Community Hospital both of which will be managed by Western Health.

EMR Phase 2 is managed by WH’s Digital Health Team which focuses on delivering a complete, well-integrated solution that delivers safe and effective patient care, reduced clinical risk and streamlined workflows providing staff and patient satisfaction and most importantly, Best Care for patients. 

About Us

Our workforce of over 9,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.