Principal Analyst, Activity Based Funding and Performance Analysis

About the Team
The Activity Based Funding and Performance Analysis team at Children's Health Queensland plays a vital role in supporting the organisation's financial and operational goals. By providing expert analysis, reporting, and strategic advice, the team helps optimise funding, improve service delivery, and enhance efficiency across the health service. Working closely with clinical and executive leaders, the team ensures data-driven decisions support the delivery of high-quality, sustainable care for children and young people
About the Role
In this role you will deliver quality outcomes for children, young people and families (Leader of Self) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:
Provide expert advisory support on activity based funding matters, offering strategic guidance and practical recommendations to leadership and clinical teams to optimise funding, resource use, and service delivery.
Deliver high-quality analysis of complex healthcare data by interrogating organisational information systems to provide timely operational reports and insights that support strategic, Executive, and Clinical decision-making, with a focus on improving health outcomes for Queensland children.
Develop productive relationships with stakeholders relevant to Activity Based Funding, providing effective ABF advice including productivity and efficiency performance reviews. Liaise with clinical staff and team members to better understand patient activities and resource utilisation, recommending refinements to improve the accuracy and quality of clinical costing.
Lead the development and implementation of business intelligence tools, including dashboards and scorecards, that empower teams to actively monitor and manage their ABF drivers, such as casemix variation, supporting informed decision-making and performance improvement.
About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)
Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.
Inclusion and diversity
To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS
If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:
Opportunities for professional growth and development
Competitive renumeration
Annual pay increases
12.75% employer superannuation contribution
17.5% annual leave loading
Salary packaging
Employee wellness and assistance program
Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
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