Test Lead Cerner Ambulatory Project

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About EMR Services

The ICT and EMR environment include business critical information systems and multi-campus data and telecommunications networks. It supports over 8,000 staff, computers, applications, Microsoft Windows, Unix servers and multiple database products and telecommunication devices. The EMR services office is located at the Austin Campus; however, staff are required to work across all Austin Health campuses as required.

The EMR team strives for a positive collaborative environment built on trust. They work towards collective decisions, and they are held accountable for outcomes.

The EMR team:

• Provides application support for the Cerner millennium clinical system 

• Is responsible for business continuity and system outage management 

• Has a positive collaborative and innovative team environment 

• Collaborates with clinicians to co-design new ways of working in a digital environment  

About the role 

The EMR Test lead is responsible for the testing, quality assurance, and release readiness for the Cerner (Oracle Health Millennium) application,  interfaces, data, and integrations—to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant delivery for a 12‑month project piloting the Cerner Mobility solution and digitising Ambulatory services documentation across Austin Health.  

About you 

As the Test Lead Ambulatory Project , You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Proven leadership of testing/quality assurance for Cerner (Oracle Health Millennium) in a complex health service or equivalent safety critical environment 
• Expert and experience in test design and execution techniques 
• Integration competence including HL7 v2 messaging, FHIR APIs, device integration concepts, and interface engines. 
• Proficiency in defect and release management  
• Proven ability to work both independently and in a complex team environment; collaborate with external and internal professionals and other customers    
• Proven communication skills: able to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel within the organization    
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision    
• Strong customer focus   

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Lynne Keith, EMR Services Manager at Lynne.Keith@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Thursday 4 June 2026