Data and Surveillance Analyst

Work in an environment that offers: 

• Support for career progression and development
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies

The Position 

Job Reference: 2512

Position Title: Data and Surveillance Analyst
Classification: HS4 - HS29
Salary per hour (exc. super): $42.34 - $46.80
Hours per fortnight: 76
Employment Status: Ongoing Full Time

Closing date: 01/07/2025

The Data and Surveillance Analyst position works within the LMPHU and supports a range of data functions from data management, ensuring data quality, data generation (collection and analysis) to data use (interpretation and response). 

The successful candidate will support the LMPHU and work closely with the epidemiologists, clinical staff and health protection unit, to develop and maintain data products relating to surveillance, reporting, data quality and business intelligence and contribute to the process of drawing valuable insights from data. The Data and Surveillance Analyst will support the prevention and population health teams, maintaining data profiles, with the opportunity to work with a range of government and hospital data sources. A good understanding of data sharing agreements between LMPHU and external agencies is required to ensure data transfer, storage and dissemination is in keeping with these guidelines and broader legislative requirements for data privacy.

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. As one of nine local public health units in Victoria, LMPHU public health activities continually evolve to meet community and regional health needs. The Data and Surveillance Analyst may take a role in and contribute to other activities of the broader public health unit as required.

Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

• We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

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

Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit
The Loddon-Mallee Public Health Unit (LMPHU) works to keep our regional community healthy, safe and well. We use local knowledge, community-based relationships and direct engagement to effectively tailor and deliver public health initiatives and respond to incidents and issues within the Loddon-Mallee region.  First established in 2020 to manage local cases and outbreaks of COVID-19, LMPHU now has a wider range of responsibility for the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases and health threats. LMPHU works in partnership with primary, acute and community health services, state government agencies, local governments and local communities to promote health and wellbeing, and tackle inequalities in health, for all those living in the Loddon-Mallee region.

Bendigo Region
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 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.

Interested?
We’d love to hear from you!  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Dr Naveen Tenneti on 0413 162 504 for a confidential discussion.  

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.

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