Project Officer - Single Digital Patient Record

Position: Project Officer 
Award: Health Manager Level 1 
Employment Type: Temporary Full-Time for up to 36 months 

• Opportunity to work from our modern Chatswood, St Leonards office
• Attractive salary starting from $87,813 up to $116,824 + 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: 11:59pm, 18th 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 Project Officer within SDPR, you will be responsible for providing a range of high level administrative and project support activities to facilitate effective operation of Business Performance.

The role will assist Project Managers with the development and implementation of ICT/digital projects, including project plans, policies and solutions and contributes to issue resolution and escalation, research, analysis activities and planning and monitoring activities.
In this role, you will:

• Support project and program delivery through documentation, knowledge management, and progress reporting.
• Monitor project timelines, deliverables, and compliance with approved plans and methodologies.
• Contribute to project planning, research, and analysis to inform effective decision-making.
• Coordinate stakeholder communications, meetings, and administrative tasks to ensure smooth project operations.

About You
We are looking for someone who:

• Proven experience providing high-level coordination and support to complex ICT/digital projects, ideally within a large service-based organisation.
• Strong understanding of project management practices, including maintaining schedules, managing risks and issues, and identifying potential challenges.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.

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?

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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 and answer the targeted question below. 

Targeted Question -In 300 words or less, describe a time when you supported the delivery of a clinical ICT or digital project. Describe a specific issue that occurred during delivery, what tools/strategies did you use to manage this scenario?

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 Michael Ormerod at Michael.Ormerod@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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