Associate Director, Clinical and Operational Applications

Position: Associate Director, Clinical and Operational Applications - Single Digital Patient Record

Award: Nurse/Midwife Manager Grade 8

Allied Health Professional Classification Level 8

Career Medical Officer Grade 2

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

• Opportunity to work from our modern Chatswood, St Leonards office
• Attractive salary as per the relevant award + 12% Super and annual leave loading
• Allocated day off per month, salary packaging, discounted fitness passport and more
• Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day through digital innovation

Applications Close: 11:59pm, Wednesday 24 September 2025

About Us – Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR), NSW Health

Be part of the team leading the largest digital transformation in Australia's public health history. NSW Health's SDPR program is transforming the way patient care is delivered and experienced - creating a single, secure, holistic, and integrated view of patient information across the entire state.

By connecting every corner of the NSW public health system, this groundbreaking program empowers clinicians and care teams with real-time access to unified patient data - enabling safer, more transparent, and quality care for every person, anywhere.

Join us now and contribute to the millions of ways we're enriching health every day.

About the Opportunity

As the Associate Director, Clinical and Operational Applications within the Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority (SDPRIA), you will be a senior clinical leader responsible for advancing patient safety, clinical quality, and models of care through the safe implementation, adoption, and optimisation of clinical and operational applications within the Single Digital Patient Record program.

In this role, you will:

• Lead clinical governance and professional leadership by overseeing the safe design, implementation, and optimisation of clinical and operational applications, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and professional standards across NSW Health.
• Provide expert advice and oversight on risk, quality, and performance to align clinical applications with patient safety, quality, and operational efficiency standards.
• Manage complex application implementation programs, delivering projects on scope, budget, and time while fostering effective partnerships with clinicians, executives, health services, and vendors.
• Oversee vendor performance and support statewide consistency, balancing clinical safety and operational efficiency to ensure reliable, sustainable, and user-responsive application services.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent experience.
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) in a relevant clinical discipline.
• Highly developed contract management and supplier performance management skills and experience.
• Superior experience and a record of achievement in leading and managing critical, highly complex and/or large application projects in a large and complex service organisation.

Need more information?

• Position description
• Check out our diversity and inclusion commitment
• Learn more about Single Digital Patient Record

Working at SDPR

Our people are at the heart of who we are. We support our people with great benefits so they can enrich health in millions of ways every day:

• Professional growth and career development
• Allocated day off per month
• Salary packaging
• Various health and wellbeing programs to support our team

How to apply

Share with us your cover letter and most up to date resume (up to 5 pages), highlighting your relevant skills and experience.

We recognise that AI tools are increasingly being used to assist with resumes and applications. While we accept their use, we're eager to see your personality and get to know the person behind the application

Role-specific enquiries: If you have any questions about the role, please contact the hiring manager Alexandra Wagstaff on and quote REQ607656.

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: If you require assistance, have any questions about the recruitment or require adjustments to the recruitment/interview process, please contact Sam Matthews on

Additional information

• This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
• To be eligible for this role you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).