About Us

Western Health manages three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. It also operates the Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a culturally diverse population of more than 800,000 people. We have more than 7,200 employees who are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES).

Our continued growth will see the completion of a new purpose built, multi-storey Joan Kirner Women's and Children's Hospital and implementation of an Electronic Medical Record as part of the Cerner Millennium Project.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity is available for an individual with well-developed data management and analysis skills to work in a dynamic and high performing team environment. The ideal candidate, with experience in public health industry preferred but not essential, will be enthusiastic and motivated with strong interpersonal skills to build productive relationships with staff at various levels of the organisation.

Duties

• Management of various mandatory dataset submission across Western Health, such as the Victorian Integrated Non-Admitted Health (VINAH) dataset
• Provision of reports across the Health Service
• Develop and maintain a sustainable reconciliation process of datasets between WH and DHHS
• Undertake any investigations to identify root causes of data quality issues
• Assist in the development of data quality assurance reports

Essential Criteria

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or proven success in a similar role
• Developed skills in the extraction, analysis and reporting of data, with a high level of attention to detail
• Excellent computer skills including well developed knowledge of MS Office products
• Possess the ability to manage competing demands with a structured approach to problem resolution
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits such as:

• Work-life balance
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Onsite fitness clubs
• Culturally safe and respectful environment
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program

Culture

At Western Health, we value our employees and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience. Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a working with children’s check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.