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Pre-employment screening checks may be required, including but not limited to; Working with Children’s Check (WWCC), National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Screening, International and National Police Checks, Aged Care Statutory Declaration, Visas and valid working rights in Australia, immunisations as mandated by Department of Health. Further details of pre-employment requirements are provided in the Position Description and to successful candidates, or upon request.
GV Health reserves the right to vary pre-employment screening from time to time and as directed by legislation and operational requirements.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This is a key role in the establishment and ongoing operation ofthe Data and Analytics Team at the Goulburn Valley Public Health Unit (GVPHU). GV Health LPHU is a local public health unitcovering regional areas in central Victoria and is part of a state-wide restructure of public health delivery in Victoria. The Data Analyst will work closely with the Manager – Data and Analytics in the establishment of the GV Health LPHU intelligence function. This will include working closely with the epidemiologists, clinical staff and operational staff within the unit to develop analytical projects and reporting tools across the primary domains of function in the public health unit, including communicable disease control, health promotion, and disease prevention.
This role will also be required to liaise with equivalent roles in other public health units in Victoria to share intelligence and collaboratively develop processes for analysis and reporting.Under the supervision of the Data and Analytics Manager, the Data Analyst will have the opportunity to draw on a range of government and hospital data sources to develop projects that will underpin insight-driven actions for the betterment of public health in the Goulburn Valley. There will also be opportunities to develop analysis into academic research in collaboration with partner organisations including the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University.
This role will also assist with a range of analytical projects completed by staff epidemiologists, research students and members of other teams within the unit and health service. This role is required to develop a good understanding of all existing data sharing agreements between GV Health LPHU and external agencies, and ensure that data transfer, storage and dissemination is in keeping with these guidelines and broader legislative requirements for data privacy.