Manager - Accelerated Digital Programs

Metro South Health Service; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly environment

Generous leave entitlements

Salary packaging

Professional development allowances

Study and research assistance

Corporate discounts

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

Metro South Health seeks a Manager, Accelerated Digital Programs to lead automation and digital improvement initiatives across clinical, business, and technology domains. You will establish an agile delivery capability, drive prioritisation by value, and provide strategic leadership for complex programs.

You will unite multidisciplinary teams, senior stakeholders, and delivery partners to turn opportunities into practical, measurable outcomes while building a sustainable model for accelerated

Qualifications

• Strategic digital leadership experience delivering automation, digital transformation or service improvements.
• Practical expertise applying agile, lean and hybrid approaches to prioritise work and manage risks.
• Ability to engage Executive, clinical, business and external stakeholders.
• Proven capability to coach multidisciplinary teams in complex environments.
• Strong governance, communication and delivery from discovery to realisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of high-impact automation and digital improvement initiatives across Metro South Health.
• Establish and mature an agile delivery capability across programs.
• Drive value-based prioritisation and strategic leadership for complex initiatives.
• Bring multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders together to turn opportunities into measurable outcomes.
• Build a sustainable model for accelerated digital delivery.

Skills

Strategic digital leader

Agile delivery expert

Influential relationship builder

High-performing people leader

Outcome-focused and adaptable

Job description

As the Manager, Accelerated Digital Programs, you will lead the delivery of high-impact automation and digital improvement initiatives across Metro South Health, working at the intersection of clinical, business and technology. Reporting to the Senior Director, Digital Transformation Services, you will establish and mature an agile delivery capability, drive value-based prioritisation and provide strategic leadership across complex programs. You'll bring together multidisciplinary teams, senior stakeholders and delivery partners to turn opportunities into practical, measurable outcomes while building a sustainable model for accelerated digital delivery.

Your new role:

As the Manager, Accelerated Digital Programs, you will lead the delivery of high-impact automation and digital improvement initiatives across Metro South Health, working at the intersection of clinical, business and technology. Reporting to the Senior Director, Digital Transformation Services, you will establish and mature an agile delivery capability, drive value-based prioritisation and provide strategic leadership across complex programs. You'll bring together multidisciplinary teams, senior stakeholders and delivery partners to turn opportunities into practical, measurable outcomes while building a sustainable model for accelerated digital delivery.

About you:

You are an accomplished digital transformation leader who can turn complex ideas into practical, measurable outcomes and build the people, partnerships and delivery capability needed to accelerate innovation across a complex healthcare environment.

• Strategic digital leader with demonstrated experience delivering complex automation, digital transformation or service improvement initiatives and establishing effective delivery frameworks.
• Agile delivery expert with practical experience applying agile, lean and hybrid approaches to prioritise work, manage risks and dependencies, and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Influential relationship builder who can engage and negotiate confidently with Executive, senior clinical, business, technical and external stakeholders.
• High-performing people leader with the ability to build, coach and empower multidisciplinary teams to deliver ambitious outcomes in complex environments.
• Outcome-focused and adaptable, with strong judgement, communication and governance skills and a proven ability to lead complex initiatives from discovery through to implementation and benefits realisation.

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About Digital Health and Informatics

Metro South Health's Digital Health and Informatics team is a national leader in digital healthcare, using technology, data and innovation to improve health outcomes for patients and communities.

The team delivers digital health and ICT services across Princess Alexandra, Logan, QEII, Redland and Beaudesert Hospitals and community facilities, spanning digital transformation, analytics, architecture and security, clinical consultation, ICT operations and telehealth.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.