Program Coordinator - Single Digital Patient Record

Position : Program Coordinator 
Award: Health Manager Level 2 
Employment Type:  Temporary Full-Time up to 31 March 2029 

• Opportunity to work from our modern Chatswood, St Leonards office
• Attractive salary starting from $114,251 up to $134,809 + 12% 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

Applications Close: 11:59, 25th January 2026


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
As a Program Coordinator within SDPR, Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority, you’ll provide vital project coordination and support for complex ICT/digital projects, ensuring delivery on time, on budget, and to quality standards. This role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, and contribute to improving connected, safe care for every person in NSW.

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate and support the delivery of complex ICT/digital projects within the SDPR program. 
• Maintain accurate project documentation, schedules, and risk/issue registers to ensure governance compliance.
• Prepare reports and briefs for monitoring, evaluation, and decision-making purposes. 
• Communicate with stakeholders and facilitate working groups to achieve project milestones. 
• Assist in prioritising competing demands across multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

About you

• You have experience providing high-level coordination and support for complex ICT/digital projects in large organisations. 
• You are highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. 
• You bring strong knowledge of project management processes, including maintaining schedules, risk and issue registers. 
• You excel at stakeholder communication and building collaborative relationships across multiple workstreams. 
• You are proactive, adaptable, and committed to delivering quality outcomes with a customer-focused approach.

You will succeed in this role if you:

• Enjoy working in an environment where no two days are the same. 
• Are motivated by tight deadlines and problem solving on the go. 
• Can juggle multiple priorities while staying calm and outcome focused. 
• Thrive when collaborating with others to deliver results in a fast-moving space. 

Need more information?

• Position Description 
• Check out our  diversity and inclusion commitment 
• 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 most up to date resume (up to 5 pages), highlighting your relevant skills and experience along with your response for the targeted question below.

Targeted Question (max 300 words) - Describe a time when you provided support for a major health or ICT/digital initiative by helping maintain schedules and ensuring smooth coordination. How did you work with stakeholders to identify potential challenges and assist in resolving them to keep operations running effectively?

We recognise that AI tools are increasingly being used to assist with resumes and applications. While we accept their use, we’re eager to see your personality and get to know the person behind the application!

Role-specific enquiries: If you have any questions about the role, please contact the hiring manager Anna Rowston at anna.rowston@health.nsw.gov.au 

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: If you require assistance, have any questions about the recruitment or require adjustments to the recruitment/interview process, please contact Vaaruni Narayana at Vaaruni.narayanaiyengar@health.nsw.gov.au 

Additional Information

• This role may require evening, night, weekend and/or shift work, in accordance with operational needs and Award provisions.
• 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.

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