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