Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $75,000 - $100,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 5616
Location: Braybrook
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: HM13 - HM14
About the role
The role of the Digital Health Clinical Informatic Analyst - Medical Officer is to bridge the gap between clinical practice and digital technology, and leverage your understanding of both healthcare workflows and digital systems to optimise the use of technology at WH.
Key responsibilities:
Key responsibilities include assisting with Western Health’s digital readiness for the transition to the shared pathology service:
Evaluate Medical workflows and update requirements documents as required for Digital Health solutions.
Conduct system related demonstrations and presentations to Medical staff and groups including the provision of orientation and training to new staff members.
Complete all assigned project tasks on time and to a high standard of quality.
Identify, manage and escalate when required, all risks and issues.
Test and validate workflows, documentation and solutions within Digital Health.
Assist with the development and maintenance of test plans and scripts, and support the identification and resolution of system problems.
Draft relevant project documentation including
Consult and engage with Oracle Health, other health services and other relevant external vendors to address design issues impacting project timeline and ensure Western Health adopts best practice for solutions implemented.
About you:
Have a current Medical Officer registration with AHPRA and an interest in Healthcare Informatics
Have a demonstrated understanding of clinical workflows in inpatient and outpatient settings
Have experience with Oracle Health (or similar) Electronic Medical Record (EMR) workflows.
Be proficient in functioning autonomously and within a complex team environment.
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
About Western Health
Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.
We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.
We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.
Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.
Why join us?
Compensation and benefits
Learning and development opportunities
Community impact and inclusion
Organisational culture and environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re passionate aboutthe Digital Systems the supporting high-quality clinical care in the West, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: at 11:59pm on 13 October 2025
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Kevin Wheeler, Deputy Chief Medical Informatics Officer DCMIO [email protected].
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 and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.