Staff Specialist – Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer – SLHD (Apply via eCredential)
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time up to January 2026
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Location: SLHD District Wide Services
Requisition ID: REQ568754
Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is seeking a Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer to join our team!
Health informatics is the interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management and planning. Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is a leader in health informatics in Australia.
The Deputy Chief Medical Informatics Officer (DCMIO) is responsible for coordinating and supporting the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) in strategic and operational physician leadership in the development, deployment, reengineering, optimization and integration of clinical information systems to support clinicians and patient care. The DCMIO provides leadership, consultation, and coordination for the transformation of care processes and outcomes in coordination with a multidisciplinary team including Medical Informatics Officers, with the appropriate clinical, leadership, computer science, information management and research and analysis skills to be able to successfully drive informatics for the Local Health District (LHD).
The DCMIO will be required to contribute to and provide leadership to the management of the Department of Medical Informatics and to in developing the training and research profile of the Health Informatics Unit for SLHD. They will be expected to contribute to activities that seek to improve the adoption, safety, usability and effectiveness of clinical information systems in SLHD.
The successful applicant will be registered, or eligible for registration, with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and with specialist recognition with a relevant Australian Medical College and/or other specialist recognition as provided under the Staff Specialist (State) Award.
Salary and conditions are in accordance with NSW Staff Specialist (State) Award.
For enquiries about the position, please contact Dr Angus Ritchie via email at Angus.Ritchie@health.nsw.gov.au.
Applications are accepted via eCredential ONLY. To apply, click here and follow the Registration/Login process. Create/update your Clinician Profile and complete the Application and Selection Criteria Questions. If you experience difficulties, please refer to the eCredential Guide or contact SLHD eCredential Team at SLHD-eCredAdmin@health.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 9515 9933.
SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/.
To be employed by NSW Health, you are required to provide evidence of current immunity status that complies with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy. Successful applicants are required to abide by the Code of Conduct.
Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
NSW Health does not require or accept the 'Fit2Work badge' offered as an option on eCredential.
Applications will not be accepted via agencies.
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Applications Close: 28 April 2025
