Senior Director, Digitally Enabled Business Solutions (Brisbane based) About eHealth Queensland
eHealth Queensland spearheads digital health innovation across Queensland, aligning ICT initiatives with the strategic goals of Queensland Health. Its responsibilities include overseeing clinical and corporate ICT programs, managing essential digital infrastructure such as telehealth, mobile device support, data centres, and network security, all to support healthcare delivery.
About the role:
Reporting to the Executive Director of the Delivery Services Branch, the Senior Director of Digitally Enabled Business Solutions plays a pivotal role within Queensland Health. This role focuses on the strategic oversight and delivery of large-scale digital health initiatives, ensuring alignment with Queensland Health's vision of becoming a high-reliability organisation.
Overseeing projects with a combined budget exceeding $200 million, the Senior Director leads a team of 200 professionals, including project managers, technical experts, and support staff, fostering a collaborative and people-centred culture. The role ensures effective project execution, engaging stakeholders and vendors to deliver digital solutions that meet both patient care and operational needs, advancing Queensland Health's strategic priorities.
In addition to project leadership, this role supports a high-performance environment within the Delivery Services Branch, championing collaboration, innovation, and resilience in digital health initiatives.
Specifically, key accountabilities include:
Ensure that all responsibilities in this role align with Queensland Public Service values. Adhere to established service quality standards and occupational health and safety policies. Foster and cultivate a motivated and professional workforce that is engaged in delivering outstanding project outcomes. Implement systems and processes to track project progress and ensure that all projects are completed on time, within budget, and with the quality expected by stakeholders. Maintain a rigorous and transparent reporting system for all projects to ensure that stakeholders are regularly updated. Manage both the budgets and resourcing of all projects effectively. Define and implement strategic approaches that ensure the reliable delivery of projects. Provide strategic, high-level advice to the Executive Director and the wider leadership team on risk management and issue resolution. Cultivate a culture of high performance, ensuring clear expectations of performance are communicated and managed. Promote and stimulate innovative thinking to improve project and program management practices. Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders and service providers. The Person:
To be considered for the position, you will be an exceptional leader with extensive experience in the Health sector. A strong background in program and project management is essential, including the expertise needed to drive positive outcomes on complex projects.
High-level communication skills in negotiation, consultation, and both written and oral communication are required. Experience managing vendor relationships and overseeing the fulfillment of contractual obligations is critical.
The successful candidate should also have a versatile approach to project methodologies, able to adapt various techniques based on risk assessment and project purpose. Effective change management and demonstrated success in leading large-scale, complex programs are vital for this role.
Additionally, the role calls for collegial collaboration, supporting other executives in meeting their objectives while working toward the department's broader mission.
For a strictly confidential discussion, please contact Callan Raine, Director - Executive on 0411 686 652. Alternatively, you can request a candidate pack by emailing .
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