Chief Nursing Informatics Officer

About the role

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, in partnership with Grampians Health, is delivering Victoria's first shared Electronic Medical Record (YourEMR) across metropolitan, regional and rural health services. The Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) is the principal nursing informatics leader of the program, reporting to the Head of EMR Adoption and accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer. The role is part-time (4 days per week) on a fixed-term contract until September 2028.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic nursing leadership and informatics expertise to the YourEMR Program
• Lead nursing engagement so that clinical input shapes EMR design and decisions
• Review and optimise nursing workflows for future digital care delivery
• Support complex clinical decisions on workflow design, documentation and patient care processes
• Identify workforce impacts and develop strategies for change adoption
• Contribute to nursing workflows, decision-support tools, order sets and treatment plans
• Work with medical, pharmacy and allied health informatics leaders on integrated clinical solutions
• Advise on clinical risk identification and mitigation during implementation
• Support education, training and readiness for nursing teams

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Nursing
• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRAD
• Minimum five years of senior nursing leadership experience
• Proven ability to lead large-scale change and transformation initiatives
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills
• Experience collaborating across complex multidisciplinary environments

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of clinical informatics, digital health and healthcare analytics
• Analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities

Candidates apply by submitting a resume and cover letter; applications are reviewed as received and the closing date is 15 November 2026.