Cross Stream Program Manager - Single Digital Patient Record
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time for a period up to March 2029
- Opportunity to work from our modern Chatswood, St Leonards office.
- In-office presence with hybrid flexibility for work-life balance.
- Attractive salary, up to $186,448.00 + 11.5% Super and annual leave loading.
- Allocated day off per month, salary packaging, discounted fitness passport and more!.
- Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day through digital innovation.
About Us – Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR), NSW Health
Be part of the team leading the largest digital transformation in Australia’s public health history. NSW Health’s SDPR program is transforming the way patient care is delivered and experienced - creating a single, secure, holistic, and integrated view of patient information across the entire state.
By connecting every corner of the NSW public health system, this groundbreaking program empowers clinicians and care teams with real-time access to unified patient data - enabling safer, more transparent, and quality care for every person, anywhere.
Join us now and contribute to the millions of ways we're enriching health every day.
About the Opportunity
Join SDPR as a Cross Stream Program Manager and play a key role in delivering a state-wide digital health record solution that transforms healthcare across NSW. You'll lead and manage complex, high-impact projects across multiple workstreams, ensuring delivery aligns with program timelines, scope, and quality standards.
This role requires strong leadership, risk and quality oversight, and collaboration with senior stakeholders across the health sector. You'll drive progress, manage risks and issues, and lead cross-functional teams to support the success of the SDPR program.
In this role, you will:
- Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of SDPR program or LHD/SHN readiness activities, managing all phases of the project lifecycle—from business case and resourcing to budgeting and reporting—for high-quality, on-time outcomes.
- Drive continuous improvement by developing strategies to monitor, evaluate, and enhance delivery—ensuring effective risk management, benefits realisation, and measurable impact.
- Lead cross-functional project teams to deliver key milestones, including readiness and go-live activities for the SDPR program.
- Identify and mitigate program risks and issues to ensure successful, on-time delivery across all project phases.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships through clear communication, skilled negotiation, and proactive issue resolution.
- Bring extensive Project/Program experience and a proven track record in leading large-scale information system projects within complex, high-performing organisations.
- Demonstrate expertise in managing large, diverse teams—driving performance and fostering a high-performing, collaborative workplace culture.
Need more information?
- Position description
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- Learn more about Single Digital Patient Record
Working at SDPR
Our people are at the heart of who we are. We support our people with great benefits so they can enrich health in millions of ways every day:
- Professional growth and career development
- Allocated day off per month
- Salary packaging
- Various health and wellbeing programs to support our team
How to apply
Share with us your cover letter and most up to date resume (up to 5 pages), highlighting your relevant skills and experience.
We recognise that AI tools are increasingly being used to assist with resumes and applications. While we welcome their use, we’re eager to see your personality and get to know the person behind the application!
For further discussions around the role or recruitment process, including adjustments, please contact our Talent Advisor at olivia.liu@health.nsw.gov.au or Hiring Manager Marc Pelusi on marc.pelusi@health.nsw.gov.au
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.
