Director Medical Technology Management Unit (MTMU) - CAHS Digital Health
Salary: HSO Level G10 $145,205 - $153,431 per annum
Location: Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands
Unit/Division: Child and Adolescent Health Service > CAHS Digital Health
Work Type: Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, acquisition, and lifecycle management of biomedical equipment across CAHS.
- Optimize service continuity and manage reliability of assets that underpin patient safety, workforce efficiency, and world-class paediatric care.
Position Profile
We are seeking a Director Medical Technology Management Unit to provide contemporary, values-driven leadership and strategic direction for our team. This is an exciting opportunity to apply transformational leadership and strong general management skills in driving service innovation, embedding sustainable improvements, and championing best practices in reliability engineering and preventative maintenance.
Reporting to the Chief Digital Health Officer, you will leverage the skills of your team across asset lifecycle management, reliability and performance, quality assurance, service planning, and vendor management. You will apply data-driven decision-making to minimize equipment downtime and ensure continuity of a broad range (24,000 plus) of medical equipment, technologies, and instrumentation ensuring they remain safe, functional, and efficient, and enable clinical excellence. Valued at over $107 million, across 167 sites, equipment ranges from digital thermometers and blood pressure monitors through to advanced medical equipment.
Your ability to engage with digital health, clinical teams, technical and executive teams across CAHS to align technology with operational needs, and solve complex problems across business and technical domains will be key to success in this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership & Operations - Develop and execute a medical technology asset management strategy, ensuring service continuity and regulatory compliance.
- Reliability Engineering & Asset Optimization - Implement condition monitoring, performance analytics, and risk assessments to ensure high availability of critical medical equipment.
- Preventative & Planned Maintenance - Oversee structured maintenance programs to reduce unplanned downtime, enhance safety, and extend asset life.
- Technology & Equipment Lifecycle Management - Guide the acquisition, commissioning, and disposal of biomedical equipment, aligning with organizational priorities.
- Clinical Engineering & Digital Integration - Lead the evaluation, innovation, and integration of new technologies to improve patient care and workforce efficiency.
- Training & Education - Mentor technical staff, build capabilities, and support ongoing professional development.
- Service Continuity & Risk Mitigation - Address key risks, including overdue preventative maintenance and end-of-life equipment, ensuring seamless service delivery.
We are looking for a hands-on, results-driven leader, with proven experience in medical technology management, clinical engineering, or biomedical services within a complex healthcare setting. A deep understanding of preventative and corrective maintenance strategies, ensuring compliance with safety standards will be essential.
Why Join Us?
- Join us in delivering sustainable change, optimizing asset performance, and ensuring the highest standards of safety and efficiency in medical technology management.
- Lead a critical function supporting patient safety and operational efficiency in a world-class paediatric healthcare environment.
- Lead a team of 15+ engineers and technicians in a Centre of Excellence for paediatric medical technology.
- Manage a high-value medical technology portfolio, ensuring the reliability, availability, and safety of essential equipment.
About our Team
The Digital Health team at the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is dedicated to delivering streamlined, efficient, and high-quality care to young people and their families, both now and in the future.
We welcome your application via the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of this page. Your application should contain the following:
- A statement addressing selection criteria as per the Job Description Form in 2 - 3 pages maximum.
- A copy of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work experience.
- The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a confidential report.
Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).
Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process.
About CAHS:
The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State's only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people.
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CAHS values: To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability.
