Project Officer - Single Digital Patient Record

Position: Project Officer
Award: Health Manager Level 1
Employment Type: Temporary Full-time up to December 2028

• 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, 7 April 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
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 Project Coordinator to work within the SDPRIA.

Reporting into Associate Director, Technology Delivery you will be responsible for providing a broad range of project and administrative services to support the Single Digital Patient Record program of work. This role will engage with key stakeholders and support priority projects and partnership meeting forums to enable efficient day to day operational excellence in clinical engagement.

 In this role, you will:

• Deliver high‑level project coordination for complex ICT/digital projects, maintaining schedules, risks and issues to support on‑time delivery.
• Manage project documentation—including reports, briefs, and registers—to support governance, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Coordinate stakeholders, working groups, and committees to ensure effective information flow and smooth project progress.
• Support project and program reporting, working with workstreams to meet governance and quality requirements.
• Contribute to a collaborative, customer‑focused environment by balancing priorities, building productive relationships, and providing operational flexibility, including shift work when required.

 About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Brings strong experience coordinating large and complex ICT/digital projects, with the ability to manage schedules, risks, and issues confidently.
• Maintains high‑quality project documentation, ensuring clear reporting, governance alignment, and accessibility of information.
• Builds effective relationships with stakeholders, committees, and workstreams, ensuring smooth communication and timely project outcomes.
• Thrives in fast‑paced, high‑volume environments, balancing competing priorities with a customer‑focused and solutions‑oriented mindset.
• Contributes to a positive, collaborative team culture, showing flexibility and professionalism, including willingness to support shift‑based operational needs when required.

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
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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 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 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 Sheetal Ram @ Sheetal.Ram@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 Vaarun 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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