Senior Executive Service (SES) Senior Leadership Role
This is a Fixed Term Full Time appointment for 5 years.
Exciting opportunity to lead, build and shape the future of the Western Australian health system.
The Department of Health, led by the Director General, has been established as the System Manager responsible for the overall strategic direction, management and performance of the Western Australian (WA) public health system to ensure the delivery of high-quality, sustainable, safe and timely health services.
The WA public health system employs approximately 44,000 dedicated staff who ensure the health and wellbeing of the State’s population throughout the metropolitan, regional and remote areas of WA. The WA health system as a single health entity covers an area covering approximately 2.5 million square kilometres.
The foundations that underpin essential services to the community include: supporting our workforce; robust standards for the delivery of high-quality and safe care, and optimal patient and community experience; sound financial management and clinical performance; infrastructure; and information and communications technology (ICT) delivery; and supporting and enhancing research and innovation.
WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health's Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
Position Profile: The Executive Director Digital Health will provide strategic oversight and leadership in the implementation of the WA Health Digital Strategy 2020 – 2030. A transformational strategy that places people, clinicians and consumers at the heart of digital design to improve the delivery of health care. The greatest challenge is making health services more sustainable, accessible and personalised, while retaining focus on safety and quality obligations.
As part of implementing the strategy, you will:
- develop and implement the health system’s Digital Strategy Roadmaps, system-wide digital and ICT standards and polices while ensuring compliance;
- deliver the state-wide transformational Electronic Medical Record functionality change program;
- direct the interface with other work programs, both across the whole health system and broader government sector to share synergies and ensure strategic alignment to deliver health system and government priorities;
- lead the establishment of a reporting dashboard that incorporates key system measures and existing performance and quality measures to drive, monitor and report progress; and
- provide advice on government policy agenda and strategies related to ICT initiatives at whole-of-government level.
In delivering the strategy, you will drive robust and innovative approaches to change by leading work in the areas of portfolio assurance, maturity and capacity building, governance, strategic planning, support, problem solving, communication and stakeholder engagement to deliver oversight and program management support.
Your leadership will drive the large-scale and sustained improvements to the operation of the WA health system’s ICT environment (people, process and technology) to achieve better health outcomes for all Western Australians.
The ability to engage with and influence key senior stakeholders and develop strategic partnerships across a wide range of organisations to implement the WA Health Digital Strategy 2020 - 2030 is critical.
Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
All WA health system employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including the booster vaccination when they are eligible) in order to access health care facilities, pursuant to the Health Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (HWD) (or its replacement), COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination and Vaccination Program Policy, and the Booster Vaccination (Restriction on Access) Directions (no 2) (or its replacement) (BVD), unless the employee is exempt pursuant to the HWD and/or BVD.
Employee Benefits: In addition to the attractive salary our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):
- 10% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information go to: http://www.treasury.wa.gov.au/superannuation.aspx
- Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Flexible leave arrangements.
- Other professional and location-based allowances.
Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.
For a confidential discussion: Please contact Nicole O’Keefe, Assistant Director General Strategy and Governance, on telephone (08) 9222 2074 (not to be contacted for questions about lodging your application).
Application Instructions: Applicants are advised to submit the following documents and information online (Please note: Applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. This email address will be used for communication with applicants):
- Written statement, of no more than 3 pages, demonstrating your knowledge, skills and experience relevant to the key responsibilities of the position and addressing the essential selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF document;
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV) that clearly outlines your experience and key achievements; and
- The name and contact details of two professional referees.
These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employment Services on 13 44 77 (and selection Option 2) for immediate assistance during business hours.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
