Data Collection Officer

**_Data Collection Officer_**

**Employment Type**: 9-month and 6-month fixed term positions
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 1
**Remuneration**: HM 1 $81,581 - $108,532 per annum, excluding superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: One full time and four part time roles available
**Location**: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney
**Requisition ID**: REQ520718

**_ Do you have experience working in a clinical quality registry? Do you have an eye for detail and passionate about data collection?_**
- Be part of an organisation that makes a difference in cancer control in NSW
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply
- Both full time and part time positions available in the Team

**_ Where you’ll be working_**

The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government’s cancer control agency, established to lessen the impact of cancer across the state.

Working at the Cancer Institute NSW means joining a team of committed and dedicated staff who are proud to be a part of the Institute’s purpose of overseeing and accelerating the effectiveness of cancer control in NSW.

The Cancer Institute is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work and the way we work together. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Greater consideration will be given to suitable applicants, in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities (GSE Rule 26).

**_ What you’ll be doing_**

In this role you will be required to assist with the recruitment of people into the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry-NSW (PCOR-NSW) and participate in the collection of clinical information and patient reported outcome measures.

You will have demonstrated experience working in a clinical quality registry as well as an understanding of health information and privacy.
- Your resume (maximum five pages)
- A covering letter addressing the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description
- A response to the Pre-screening questions, as outlined below.

**_ Essential requirements_**
- Knowledge of the NSW Health system and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act
- Tertiary qualification and/or relevant experience
- Experience working in a clinical quality registry
- Experience collecting Participant Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
- Experience abstracting clinical data from histopathology reports and medical records
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail and time management skills
- High level Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams
- Must be willing to travel throughout NSW on a regular basis*
- Role required to occasionally work out of hours for remote data collection
- _Please note that work-related expenses such as travel will be covered by the Cancer Institute NSW_

**_ Pre-screening questions_**
- Please outline your experience in working in a prostate cancer project and explain how you ensured the timely collection and quality of data whilst simultaneously developing strong relationships with stakeholders who served as the custodians of the data.
- Please provide details of your experience working in a clinical quality registry. What was your role and what challenges did you experience?

**_ Interested?_**

For more information:

- Click here for the Role Description

**Applications Close: Monday, 30 September to close at 11.30 pm.**

The CORE+4 Values define what is important to the Cancer Institute NSW and our employees.
Our values are: Collaboration, Openness, Respect, Empowerment, Strategic, Supportive, Innovative and Flexible.

The Cancer Institute NSW is unable to offer salary packaging. Salaries will be negotiated commensurate to experience and qualifications of the role.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.