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 

Reporting to the Project Manager, this role will provide a range of project support services including preparation of business cases, project reports and briefs, coordinating resources, maintaining project documentation and monitoring project plans, and preparation of auditing sessions and reports to ensure the department’s project outcomes are achieved on time, budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope, in line with established project management methodology.

You will support the EMR team with the recruitment of various positions within the EMR Phase 2 Program. This includes but not limited to preparing position descriptions, advertise for jobs on Western Health’s recruitment portal, schedule interviews and conduct reference checks. 

You will communicate with key stakeholders and coordinate working groups, committees and consultations to facilitate exchange of information and support project completion in line with project plans.

You will assist the Director Digital Health and Senior Project Manager to source, collate and compile data and information to identify emerging issues and track and report on project progress against established milestones and deliverables. You will also assisting monitor and tracking the project deliverables and outcomes including preparation of milestone reports in relation to budget, schedule and resources.

In addition, this role also provides a comprehensive range of high level administrative and support tasks to the EMR Director and Project Managers. This includes maintaining registers, secretarial support for committees and meetings, responding to enquiries, drafting correspondence and assisting with background research and analysis, assisting with on-boarding activities and maintaining team asset registers.

About Us

Our workforce of over 7,000 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 comprises of three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. We also operate the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s, Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a diverse community of over 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 and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

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