The Digital Health Technical Services team is seeking a Principal Technology Officer (Systems Support) to join them. In this role you will be required to provide high-level technical direction, timely support and advice to CHHHS stakeholders. Implement, maintain and manage information systems and applications to enhance and support the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Job details

About us: The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About your opportunity: 

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service is committed to creating and monitoring digital health and IM/ICT systems and processes for continuous improvement of the safety and quality of its services, and ensuring they are person centred, safe, secure, effective and accessible.

About your role: 

• Provide effective and timely support to CHHHS stakeholders for local applications and systems through investigation and diagnosis of ICT infrastructure incidents, system faults and failures; and implement remedial actions to ensure service levels and quality standards are maintained. 
• Coordinate and/or assist in performance testing of physical and virtual server components/solutions.
• Assist in the delivery of Digital Health and ICT related services and projects for CHHHS managed and local applications and systems by utilising appropriate service and project management methodologies.
• Provide advice on the status of risks, issues and service requests to Digital Health Technical Services staff and management ensuring service standards and performance measures are achieved.
• Actively participate in a working environment supporting quality Human Resource management practices including employment equity, anti-discrimination, occupational health and safety, and ethical behaviour.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CAH663566 Role Description (PDF, 406KB)
  Role Description
  
  1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants