Senior Analyst Service Planning and Performance - Clinical Services Planning

East Metropolitan Health Service; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Study leave/assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Flexible leave arrangements

Location-based allowances

12% employer contributed superannution

Fitness Passport

Discounted Smart Rider

Free parking

Job summary

East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) is seeking a highly motivated professional to lead and undertake complex analysis and modelling of health service activity data, including Activity Based Funding (ABF), to support operational performance, clinical service planning, and strategic initiatives across EMHS.

You will deliver recommendations and insights to inform reform initiatives and service improvements.

Qualifications

• Substantial practical experience in using software for data analysis (SAS/SQL/R/Python) and data visualisation (Power BI).
• High level conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills in a business/operational context.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills for liaising with diverse clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead and undertake complex analysis and modelling of health service activity data (ABF) to support performance and planning.
• Provide expert analysis and advice on health service activity and performance data with actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop data-driven insights for strategic planning and service improvement.

Skills

SAS

SQL

R

Python

Analytical thinking

Communication

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Come join us! About the Opportunity We are seeking a highly motivated professional to lead and undertake complex analysis and modelling of health service activity data, including Activity Based Funding (ABF), to support operational performance, clinical service planning, and strategic initiatives across East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS). In this role, you will provide expert analysis and advice on health service activity and performance data, delivering recommendations to support clinical service planning, reform initiatives, and operational improvement. You will collaborate with stakeholders to develop data-driven insights that inform strategic planning, service development, and performance improvement across EMHS.

Suitability Criteria

• Substantial practical experience in the use of software applications for complex data analysis (e.g. SAS, SQL, R, Python) and visualisation (e.g. Power BI).
• High level conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills within a business or operational performance context.
• Well-developed communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise, consult and negotiate effectively with diverse clients and customers in a variety of contexts.
• Demonstrated high level organisational skills including the ability to plan, prioritise, make decisions, meet deadlines and manage resources.
• Knowledge of contemporary health service activity, financial and information management principles and demonstrated experience in their application to inform and make recommendations to support service planning and/or operational performance.

Area Profile

The East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) comprises an extensive hospital and health service network that aims to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of more than 828,000 Western Australians in its catchment area. Our hospital network works together to provide a combination of tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including emergency and critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency surgery, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation and women’s, children’s and neonates services. The EMHS consists of Royal Perth Hospital; Mt Lawley Hospital; Armadale Health Service; Bentley Health Service; Kalamunda Hospital; St John of God Midland Public Hospital and a range of community and population health services.

Employee Benefits

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Flexible leave arrangements.
• Other professional and location-based allowances.
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For information on superannuation click here .
• Fitness Passport- discounted access to select gyms, pools, and fitness centres across Australia
• Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work
• Free Parking

EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist.

We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability.

WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy.

As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.

Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote applications from people with disability. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to support you through the recruitment process. Please contact [e-mail] to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the application or selection process.

Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within EMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.