Data and Surveillance Coordinator

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Bendigo Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial, Executive Management, Finance, Human Resources, IT and Telecommunications, Nursing

Reference: 13049

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- A supportive environment for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- A strong attitude to teaching and supportive staff

**The Position**

**Position Title**: Data and Surveillance Coordinator
**Classification**: HS3
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**: As per award
**Hours per fortnight**: 76
**Employment Status**: Fixed Term - Full Time
**Other requirements**: COVID-19 Vaccination

**Role Description**

The Data and Surveillance Coordinator role works within the Loddon-Mallee Public Health Unit and supports integrated intelligence and surveillance activities across the PHU (Communicable Disease, Environmental Health, Population Health) and across the surveillance continuum, ranging from data generation (collection and analysis) to data use (interpretation and response).

Reporting to the Epidemiologist and with the assistance of Data and Surveillance Support, they will be responsible for range of data-related functions that includes active enhanced data collection, data management and implementation of processes to maintain data quality in relation to Communicable disease management including case recording and outbreak management. This includes the review of notifications, liaising with doctors, health services and other internal and external stakeholders to enable the collection and reporting of high quality routine and enhanced surveillance data.

The Surveillance Coordinator will support the Epidemiologist in the creation and maintenance of reports.

This role will contribute to delivery of a resilient and sustainable place based public health response with a focus on data integrity, measuring and delivering outcomes, and working collaboratively with the Department of Health and other key government and non-governmental partners.??

**Bendigo Health**

Our 700 bed state of the art hospital was built in 2017. We are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. We have all of the latest technologies allowing our 5000 staff to deliver _Excellent Care to Every Person, Every Time._ Remuneration is in accordance with Victorian Public Health Enterprise Agreements and generous salary packaging arrangements are offered to all staff. Bendigo Health offer:

- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Salary Packaging
- Financial relocation support available for eligible applicants
- Reimbursements for the cost of obtaining any required pre-employment checks (Police Check, WWCC and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check)
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Access to recommended immunisations
- Smoke free environment

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s fastest growing regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 300,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.