Health Intelligence Officer
The position of Health Intelligence Officer is a vital component in the healthcare sector. It involves data storytelling, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to develop health needs assessments that support data-driven commissioning.
* This role requires identifying service gaps and unmet health needs, giving a voice to any 'invisible' aspects to our evidence-base and proactively raising data collection opportunities to enhance our collective knowledge and understanding of the region.
* The successful candidate will collaborate with internal teams to be a trusted data partner that supports and helps to shape data-driven commissioning and healthcare planning.
Key Responsibilities:
* Stakeholder engagement: The Health Intelligence Officer will work closely with Hospital and Health Services stakeholders to collaborate on health needs assessments for the region and for each partner agency, and co-author the Joint Regional Needs Assessment bi-annually or as directed as a combined picture of the whole-of-healthcare system.
* Data sourcing and storytelling: Guide internal stakeholders on appropriate sources of data or collaborate on the development of local data collection and community engagement exercises to support data-driven decision making.
* Project management: Coordinate health intelligence projects as directed, including developing frameworks for evaluation and monitoring progress against goals.
* Report writing and communication: Prepare reports, briefing papers, needs assessments, and data visualisations to communicate findings and recommendations to management and other stakeholders.
About This Role:
* You have a good understanding of public health data sets and can discover new sources.
* You enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to ultimately improve health outcomes for our region.
* You are curious and connect all your insights back to the region-wide health needs picture.
Selection Criteria:
* Tertiary qualifications in a health-related discipline, population / public health, health planning, epidemiology, and/or research and evaluation.
* Excellent interpersonal, engagement and relationship building skills with demonstrated ability to establish confident relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to various audiences.
* Proficiency in data analysis, needs assessment, and project management.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the proven ability to work autonomously as well as effectively as a member of a high performing team.
* Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office based computing applications, e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI.
Benefits:
* Great remuneration package.
* Challenging and rewarding role.
* Friendly and supportive team environment.
* Generous leave entitlements.
* Flexible work arrangements.
If You Are Interested In This Opportunity:
Please apply via the provided link, ensuring you include a Resume and Cover Letter addressing your suitability against the selection criteria.