Lead a small team within Digital Health Services responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of stable, scalable, and efficient information systems and data repositories. The role requires expertise in system integration, software development, and database management, along with strong collaboration skills to gather technical requirements from business users and work with other teams/vendors to deliver high-quality health IT solutions.

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About the Role

In a leading role, design, develop, implement and maintain applications, databases and middleware services that meet the needs of our clinical, business and operational services, including:

• Cross-application event-based messaging
• Creating and consuming APIs and Web Services
• Thin (web) and thick client applications
• Database design, querying, and data extraction/transfer
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Prioritise work for the team, in accordance with the short, medium and long-term goals, objectives and projects within Digital Health Services, and lead the effort to meet these objectives.
• Mentor other team members in in developing, maintaining and promoting a high level of client focus, quality customer service, and a commitment to delivery of high-quality software solutions.
• Lead team member cross-skilling to enhance the teams multi-disciplinary expertise.
• Engage directly with clients regarding the articulation of business needs and end-user requirements, including assisting with the creation of initial project proposals.
• Investigate reported issues, prioritise and address defects within your development scope, and assist with organisation-wide information system optimisation.
• Compile concise work procedures, solution designs, and document the structure, functions and operations of new and existing information systems and other applications as required.
• Design in accordance with information management and security best practices while integrating disparate data sources and information systems.
• Work closely with other teams and team members to pre-empt and solve issues from existing information system implementations.
• Represent the team as a subject matter expert on project teams to ensure compliance with DHS standards and policies in relation to design and architecture.
• Maintain knowledge of current trends and product developments within the ICT/software industry to be able to appropriately provide advice and guidance to stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Represent the Integration team as a chair or member (as appropriate) of specified technical and business working groups established within CHQ HHS.

 About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Application Kit
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  664624 - AO7 Principal Technical Specialist - Integration - RD (PDF, 591KB)
  Role Description