Deputy Head of Business Technology - Aged Care

Employment Type: Permanent full time

Hours: 38 hours per week

Location: Richmond

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Contact: Cameron Smith - cameron.smith@mercy.com.au

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people at every stage of life. Across our aged care homes, hospitals and research facilities, and across numerous cities and towns, we’re on a journey to keep growing our impact for the next hundred years.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

The Deputy Head of Business Technology Aged Care serves as the deputy to the Head of Business Technology, supporting the management, coordination, and execution of a complex program of technology initiatives in alignment with Mercy Health’s digital and business strategies. This is a hands-on role that requires direct involvement in project oversight and delivery.

Key responsibilities include overseeing a portfolio of interconnected technology projects, supervising and mentoring multidisciplinary project resources, assisting with strategic planning, managing key stakeholder relationships, and ensuring the timely and cost-effective delivery of digital solutions.

This role will primarily be based at Mercy Health’s head office located in Richmond and will require some travel between Mercy Health facilities nationally as required.

What you’ll bring

It takes a special kind of person to work in healthcare or community services. If you are genuinely interested in helping others, then you’ll find you can build something here and find your place in a team of 10,000 hearts.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Practical and demonstrable technology experience in an Aged Care , hospital or acute health network environment.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, mentor, and lead multidisciplinary teams, promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

• Comprehensive knowledge of program management methodologies, tools, and best practices.

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, adept at building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives, business units, and technology partners.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
 

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
 

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.