Clinical Information Systems Release and Test Coordinator

Alfred Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Parking (subject to availability)

Salary Packaging

Job summary

Bayside Health, delivering public health services across metropolitan Melbourne, seeks a CIS Release and Test Coordinator to join the Digital Health team. You will coordinate testing activities, plan and execute test scripts, manage defects, and report on progress within a hospital environment.

The role focuses on improving release coordination and testing processes, working closely with the Testing Manager to ensure safe, reliable clinical information systems across Alfred Health's CIS

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare, hospital or clinical environment.
• Strong coordinator and organiser, able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Confident working with clinical, business and technical stakeholders.
• Analytical and solution-focused with issue-follow-through.
• Detail-oriented and committed to quality.
• Collaborative, with internal teams and external vendors.
• Curious and willing to learn new systems and processes.
• Interested in developing skills in software testing, defect management and release coordination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all testing activities: test planning, test script creation, test execution, defects management and reporting.
• Work with Testing Manager to improve tools and processes for release coordination.
• Support delivery of safe, reliable clinical information systems across Alfred Health (Bayside Health).

Skills

Coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Learning mindset

Testing coordination

Tools

QC/ALM

Test management tools

Oracle Health/Cerner

Job description

Clinical Information Systems Release and Test Coordinator

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Digital Health - Clinical Information Systems Release and Test Coordinator
• Fixed Term 5-month contract, secondment would also be considered
• 80 hours per fortnight including an ADO
• Classification code – HS 5
• Alfred Care Group based

The Department

The overarching vision of the Digital Health division is to enable “easy access to person-centred, smart and connected quality care”. The Digital Health Division is responsible for enabling clinical staff to deliver timely, quality care to our patients and carers through innovative use of information technologies, and through strategic management of information, data and research across the organisation. It is also progressively developing and supporting initiatives to enable patients to also use digital health innovations to support their own care and health management.

The Digital Health Division encompasses the following sub-divisions:

• Clinical Information Systems (CIS)
• Data Governance & Digital Health Research (DG&R)
• Cybersecurity

About the Role

Make a difference in Digital Health by helping deliver safe, reliable and effective Clinical Information Systems across Alfred Health.

We are seeking a CIS Release and Test Coordinator to join our Digital Health team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in a healthcare or hospital environment who is interested in developing their career in Digital Health, testing and release coordination.

The Digital Health CIS Release and Test Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating all testing activities includes test planning, test script creation, test execution, defects management and resolution and reporting.

This role will work closely with the Testing Manager to improve upon the tools and processes required to deliver release coordination within the Digital Health program.

About you

You will bring experience working in a healthcare, hospital or clinical environment and an understanding of the challenges and requirements of delivering services in a complex healthcare setting.

You will be:

• A strong coordinator and organiser, able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Confident working with clinical, business and technical stakeholders
• A clear and effective communicator who can build positive working relationships
• Analytical and solution-focused, with the ability to identify and follow through issues
• Detail-oriented and committed to quality
• Comfortable working collaboratively with internal teams and external vendors
• Curious and willing to learn new systems, processes and technology
• Interested in developing your skills in software testing, defect management and release coordination

Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

• Software testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and defect management
• Digital Health or Clinical Information Systems
• Oracle Health/Cerner or other clinical applications
• Software release and/or change coordination
• Test or defect management tools such as QC/ALM
• Working with vendors delivering enterprise or healthcare applications
• Salary packaging
• Car Parking (subject to availability)

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.