Director of Medical Informatics (Chief Medical Informatics Officer CMIO)

at  Western Health Australia

The Director of Medical Informatics at Western Health (WH) serves as the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) and is responsible for facilitating the Western Health Digital Strategy and supporting the implementation and adoption of clinical information systems that assist medical officers in the delivery of patient care at Western Health.
At Western Health, there are two distinct roles of Director of Medical Informatics to address the ongoing demand and need for medical informatics to support major capital infrastructure and digital application projects. The Director of Medical Informatics (Capital Infrastructure) primarily focuses on key capital infrastructure projects, including but not limited to:
o New Footscray Hospital,
o Bacchus Marsh and Melton Hospital,
o Community Hospital,
o Mental Health Sunshine Hospital
o Other capital infrastructure projects as requested by the Director, Digital Health
o Operational support for the WH Telehealth program
The Director of Medical Informatics (Digital Applications) primarily focuses on enhancing the EMR and other digital applications within WH that has a clinical focus. This includes, but not limited to:
o EMR (Oracle Health)
o BossNet (Allscripts)
o Digital CTG (Philips)
o Other projects as requested by the Director, Digital Health
The two Director of Medical Informatics will work closely with each other to ensure a consistent approach is applied to both capital infrastructure and digital applications.

The role of the Director of Medical Informatics (Digital Applications) brings clinical leadership to digital technology and health information processes, practices and changes primarily centred around the following core pillars:

• Strategy
• Projects
• Operations, implementations and change management
• Digital Health services
• Research & innovation
• Education, training, adoption and oversight
• External partners

To provide additional clinical oversight across WH, this role will have indirect reporting line report to Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for professional and clinical leadership elements.

ABOUT US

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies

• Strategy
• Projects
• Operations, implementations and change management
• Digital Health services
• Research & innovation
• Education, training, adoption and oversight
• External partner