Principal Project Manager

Queensland Health; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service is seeking a Principal Project Manager within Digital Health Services to lead the delivery of large-scale digital health and ICT projects that improve patient care and business outcomes across CHHHS.

You will collaborate with clinical, technical and executive stakeholders to deliver secure, accessible solutions, mentor multi-disciplinary teams, and promote risk management and benefits realisation across programs.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage large-scale digital health and ICT projects following Queensland Health methodologies.
• Promote and ensure use of project management techniques including benefits realisation and risk and issue management.
• Mentor multi-disciplinary project teams and develop capability.
• Contribute to a culture prioritising safety and risk awareness across staff, clients and visitors.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Make the move. Make a difference.

Where data drives better decisions.

Shape the future of healthcare through digital innovation as the Principal Project Manager within Digital Health Services. In this influential role, you will lead the delivery of complex digital health and ICT projects that enhance patient care, improve business outcomes, and drive healthcare transformation across CHHHS. Working with clinical, technical, and executive stakeholders, you will deliver secure, accessible, and sustainable digital solutions that make a meaningful impact for our communities.

COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | INTEGRITY | RESPECT

About us:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service is committed to creating and monitoring digital health and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems and processes for continuous improvement of the safety and quality of its services, and ensuring they are person-centred, safe, secure, effective and accessible.

Digital Health Services provides high-level strategic leadership and accountability, and clinical and technical operational support services relating to digital health, ICT and the clinical systems used across CHHHS for treatment, diagnostics, administration, reporting and other business functions.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will.....

• Manage the definition, documentation, and successful completion of large-scale projects in line with Queensland Health project management methodologies.
• Promote and ensure use of appropriate project management techniques, methodologies and tools, including benefits realisation and risk and issue management, to ensure quality project outcomes are delivered.
• Manage capability and develop resources by mentoring multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Actively contribute to developing and maintaining a culture where staff are vigilant to risks to themselves, their co-workers, clients and visitors (including health and safety, business and operational risks).

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD)evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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