Senior Statistician

NSW Department of Health

Senior Statistician
InforMH
Permanent Full-time position: 38 hours per week
Award: Health Manager (State) Award (HSM 3)
Working from Macquarie Hospital, North Ryde

The position of Senior Statistician exists within InforMH, a service unit of the NSW Department of Health, Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office (MHDAO). InforMH is a devolved unit of the Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Office (MHDAO), hosted by NSCCH.

InforMH’s primary purpose is to support MHDAO by:

building and maintaining clinical information systems to improve public mental health and drug & alcohol system performance. This includes the collection and collation of clinical information, performance measures and clinical indicators.

supporting specific information development projects including the Mental Health Information Development Project, SCI-MHOAT, MH-UPI, MATISSE, CHIME, MERIT and the HIE.

developing systems for improved collection, collation, analysis and reporting of clinical information in order to better support clinical, operational and policy decision makers.

delivering mandatory and ad hoc reports to NSW Department of Health.

InforMH’s core business is comprised of three streams, Performance Analysis and Reporting (PART); Operations & Systems; Clinical Utility operating in a collegiate environment to deliver InforMH’s mandated outcomes.

The Senior Statistician will be a member of the Performance Analysis and Reporting Team (PART). PART is responsible for providing InforMH’s system performance and reporting obligations. This is achieved by designing and specifying new and/or enhanced data collections reports and performance indicators; analysis of mental health data (including longitudinal analysis) to support service improvements and improved clinical outcomes, and responding to ad hoc and Ministerial Enquiries.

The key opportunities/challenges for the position are:

The linkage of data from a variety of sources to create longitudinal treatment records for individual clients, which include outcome measures.

Dealing with data quality issues in developmental databases

Identifying the optimal research method to use having regard to the outcomes required and available resources.

Maintaining familiarity with the extensive range of current research, policy and initiatives impacting on mental health and drug and alcohol services, so that projects and policy advice reflect current knowledge and best practice.

Completing the work required in the period allocated, requiring close attention to project timetables and milestones, and the capacity to organise work and meet deadlines

Integrating information from a wide variety of sources and subject areas.

Dealing with a wide variety of information systems.

Managing the various agendas of stakeholders and getting them to work together towards the achievement of common goals.

Exercising judgement when representing the position of InforMH and/or MHDAO on working parties and committees.

Being accountable for content and advice that is presented/given.

Demonstrated experience in maintaining privacy and confidentiality of health information in accordance with the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (HRIPA)

Further information about the position can be obtained from Sharon Jones, Associate Director Performance Analysis and Reporting - InforMH (02 8877 5121) or Dr Grant Sara, Director InforMH (02 8877 5132).

A complete job description and application package can be found at Health Jobs:
http://internal3.health.nsw.gov.au/healthjobs/Default.cfm?ID=1234&ID_HJJobs=39317