Medical Director, Digital Health & Informatics , Queensland Health

We are Metro South Health

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.

We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.

We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together .

Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role

• Provide the Executive Director Digital Health & Informatics (DH&I), as well as other key Metro South Health (MSH) Executive strategic advice on digital health to develop, define and drive strategic planning regarding the use of digital technologies, capabilities and services to support and promote optimised delivery of healthcare.
• Provide strategic guidance and leadership to the diverse and multidisciplinary teams within DH&I, aligning strategic priorities, business development opportunities and policies and standards with respect to digital health.
• Provide leadership and strategic input and representation into multiple peak MSH Digital Committees, including (but not limited to) MSH Digital Executive Committee, MSH Data Governance Committee, any relevant MSH Facility Digital Committees.
• Represent and advocate for MSH and DH&I at health service, state and national governance, oversight committees and key forums.
• Representation of MSH at external forums, including attendance and presentation at state, national and international conferences and summits.
• Assist key MSH stakeholders, including HHS Executive Directors, Executive Director Medical Services & Directors of Medical Services, stream leads and other key senior leaders to develop and drive strategic plans for the integration of digital technologies and solutions to provide efficiency and value to the delivery of healthcare.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence , shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

Eligible health workers may qualify for a Workforce Attraction Incentive payment. To find out more and see if you are eligible visit: ( )

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: ( ) .