Data Analyst

Requisition No: 5066
- Executive Division: Operations
- Division: Western Public Health Unit
- Program: Western Public Health Unit
- Department: LPHU Data-Epidemiology-Surveillance
- Enterprise Agreement: Varied Health and Allied Services, Managers and Ad
- Job Function: Public Health
- Project:

- **Location**:Sunshine Hospital
- **Employment Type**:Fixed Term, Full Time until 4 September 2026
- **Salary**:HS5

**About the role**:
The Western Public Health Unit (WPHU) has been established to strengthen the public health response to communicable diseases and other health issues. The unit is part of a system of three metropolitan public health units and six regional units that provide a state-wide network of public health delivery and oversight.

WPHU is led and coordinated by Western Health and responsible for approximately 1.4M people in the LGAs of Maribyrnong, Moonee Valley, Hobson’s Bay, Merri-bek, Melbourne, Brimbank, Melton and Wyndham. Local public health units have responsibility for management of almost all notifiable conditions under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act (2008) alongside the Department of Health (DH), as well as non-communicable disease and health promotion activities in their assigned catchments, as part of the state’s overall public health response.

The Data Analyst is a member of the Data, Epidemiology and Surveillance (DES) team. The role reports to the Deputy Director, working closely with teams across the unit.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Provide data management, report development, analytical and data visualisation support to the Western Public Health Unit
- Strong communication skills to train and support other staff in data management and be able to translate operational and research questions into analytic projects
- Design, develop, maintain, and operate systems for automation of current WPHU processes
- Develop, maintain, implement and iteratively improve automated reports using Microsoft Power BI and R to meet internal and external WPHU reporting needs

**About you**:

- Advanced proficiency with R, SQL, Power-BI and Microsoft Excel (including use of Power Query)
- Proven ability to design, develop, and implement reports and analyses for end-users to meet their specific data needs
- Relevant tertiary qualification in data science, analytics, or similar, or proven success in a similar role

Position Description

**About Western Health**

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.

**Why join us?**

**Compensation and benefits**
- Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
- Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
- Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.

**Learning and development opportunities**
- Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
- Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
- Mentorship and career support.

**Community impact and inclusion**
- Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives through compassionate care.
- Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion.
- Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research.

**Organisational culture and environment**
- Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment.
- Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare.

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