Procurement Lead ICT - Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR)
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- Contract and Procurement Management
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- REQ537132 Requisition #
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- 6 days ago Post Date
- Temporary Full Time (exempt) up to 3 years with possibility of extension
- Health Manager Level 6, $182,575– $199,405 pa + 11.5% super
- Chatswood, St Leonards location
- Flexible working
Join the team driving the largest digital transformation program for Australia’s largest public health system.
NSW Health has established a Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) which will provide a secure, holistic and integrated view of the care a patient receives across the NSW Health system.
The SDPR program will transform how people experience and deliver care across the state, providing benefits for the people of NSW and the NSW Health workforce regardless of their location and role.
It will bring the state healthcare system together, unifying access to patient clinical information in one view. This will help to provide connected, transparent and safe care for any person at any public healthcare setting statewide. All NSW Health care teams and clinicians, no matter where they work, will securely access the same information about a patient in real time from one source.
For more information on the Single Digital Patient Record, click here
About the Role
The Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority (SDPRIA) has been established to coordinate the implementation of the SDPR across NSW Health.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Lead ICT to work within the SDPRIA.
Reporting into the Director you will provides strategic procurement leadership across any one of a portfolio of ICT categories – Software and Infrastructure including As a Service, or Professional Services within the Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority (SDPRIA). This includes supply market management and development, strategic planning and execution, as well as performance and risk management, to meet business needs and SDPRIA or NSW Health and NSW government directions. You will also manage staff in the delivery of procurement activities, and in the on-going contract management of services from industry partners supporting the delivery of the SDPR across NSW Health.
More on the role can be found in the POSITION DESCRIPTION.
About you:
To be successful, you will have:
- Extensive experience and a record of achievement in procurement and category management in a large and complex service environment, including relevant qualifications or equivalent. This includes expert knowledge and demonstrates experience in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and contract management.
- Superior analytical skills including the ability to analyse and interpret complex information from numerous sources, prepare and present analysis and reports, deal with challenges creatively and achieve business focused solutions.
- Superior organisational skills and experience working in a high volume and demanding professional environment with a capacity to prioritise, multi-task, achieve business goals, perform and always work with a customer focused approach. This includes proven capacity to contribute to and promote strategic initiatives, plan and manage change.
Benefits working with us
We support our people with great benefits so they can support the patients and staff of NSW Health. These include:
- Flexible work options
- Skills and leadership development training programs
- Salary Packaging
- Health and wellbeing programs
More information about these benefits can be found here.
Valuing diversity and inclusion
NSW Health NSW is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability for all advertised positions and have strategies in place to support them.
For more information on the strategies in place to support diversity and inclusion such as NSW Health’s Stepping Up program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and our Disability Employment Strategy, please visit https://www.ehealth.nsw.gov.au/about/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion.
How to apply
To apply for this role, all applicants must review the role description and submit an up-to-date resume (up to 5 pages) along with responses in the online questionnaire which describes how your capabilities, knowledge and experience make you the best person for this role.
- Can you please provide 2 examples of large procurement initiatives you have led, including leading the negotiations with suppliers. What was your role and how did you work with senior stakeholders and SMEs to complete the work?
- Can you provide 2 examples of supplier contracts that you have had to manage where things didn’t go to plan and there were issues or disagreements with the supplier. How did you manage this and what was the outcome?
If you require assistance, have any questions about the role or require adjustments to the recruitment/interview process, please contact Olivia Liu on olivia.liu@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: Monday 4th December, 2024, 11:59 PM
Please note that the Talent Acquisition team will be in a shutdown period from 23rd December 2024 to 3rd January 2025 for the holiday season. As a result, interviews and other recruitment activities may be scheduled to take place after the shutdown period. We appreciate your understanding and patience, and we look forward to connecting with you in the new year.
Additional information
- This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
- To be eligible for this role, you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).
- 'Exempt' is defined as a fixed term contract with a length greater than 13 weeks.
