Senior Application Developer - Full Stack

• Design, maintain, and optimise digital applications that drive better care and health outcomes for WA kids.
  
  

We currently have a fixed term (2 years), full-time opportunity available with possibility of extension and permanency. Part time 0.8 or 0.9 FTE may be considered for the right candidate.

CRVCID No. 678950

Position Profile

We’re seeking a skilled Senior Application Developer to join our Digital Health team. In this newly created role, you will work across clinical and corporate domains to design, build, and support digital tools that streamline workflows, enable strategic decision-making, and improve service delivery. You will be the go-to expert for application development and remediation—with the autonomy to manage your own work, timelines, and outcomes.

You’ll collaborate with teams across CAHS to develop practical digital solutions—such as integrating and automating workflows for community-based clinics. Your work will reduce administrative burden and enable staff to spend more time delivering care. You will enhance existing systems by adding features and customisations that improve usability and efficiency, while also ensuring robust maintenance, remediation, and implementation of best-practice recommendations.

Your ability to engage with digital health professionals, clinical teams, technical specialists, and senior leaders to understand needs and translate them into technical solutions will be key to your success in this role.

Key Responsibilities include

• Leading and delivering complex system and application development projects, collaborating with key stakeholders and external vendors to design and implement tailored digital solutions that meet evolving business needs.
• Providing expert advice and hands-on development across platforms including PowerAutomate, PowerApps, C#, Java, and M365 environments.
• Analysing and translating business needs into scalable, efficient technical solutions to improve workflows and data-driven decision-making.
• Maintaining and remediating existing custom applications, ensuring compliance with current industry standards, security, and best practices.
• Designing and deploying SQL databases with a strong focus on performance, integrity, and maintainability.
• Representing the Digital Health team in workshops, meetings, and cross-functional projects.
  
  

If you are a problem solver, strategist, and self-starter who thrives in an environment where you own your projects from end to end, and have the technical skills to deliver robust solutions, then we encourage you to apply.

Full-stack development experience, and practical experience in the at least three of the following - C#, .Net Core, RESTful APIs, Microservice Architecture, CI/CD - are required.

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 are responsible for ensuring digital services, health information systems, IT infrastructure, virtual care, mobile solutions, patient management systems, clinical technology and decision-making tools are fit for purpose, reliable, secure, easily accessible, and aligned with Statewide governance, CAHS’ strategic plan, and our commitment to clinically led, person-centred care.

Through engaging with our young patients, workforce consumers, carers, clinicians, and the health service system, we ensure that our patients and their families are active partners in continuous service improvement.

How To Apply

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 (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).
  
  

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.

For Further Job Related Information

We encourage you to contact Ma’en Abdulla – Director - Digital Health Service, on 08 6456 1600 or ma'[email protected] with any specific questions related to this role.

Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

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. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

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. CAHS comprises four service areas: Neonatology, Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH).

With over 6500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.

For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please click here and for further information regarding CAHS’ services, please click here

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. During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert.

For Assistance including any adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries – please contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment Team (START) service via email: [email protected]

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

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