Data Analyst
Join the Workforce Operational Strategic Unit at NSW Health for an exciting ongoing (permanent) opportunity to be part of something truly transformative! Our team is at the forefront of building and expanding innovative health workforce solutions including the NSW Health Deployment Program.
We are strategically positioned to make a significant impact, enriching health in millions of ways every day. You'll be working in a competitive and stimulating environment that fosters creativity and innovation.
Be part of an operational and strategic team that plans, develops, facilitates, and evaluates health workforce strategies including the NSW Health Deployment Program. Providing nurses, midwives, and allied health staff opportunities to travel and work at hospitals and health services that have a short-term need for their skills and experience. Together, we can achieve extraordinary things!
About us
- Join a passionate team dedicated to innovation and creativity.
- Embrace a healthy work-life balance with our flexible/hybrid working hours.
- Building a sustainable future for NSW Health.
To learn more about the Ministry and what benefits we offer, access our Employee Benefits Handbook.
About the role
With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we’re enhancing health and wellness while developing your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.
This role includes the provision of datasets, analyses and/or reports to support the unit, monitoring and evaluation activities to inform decision making, and support achievement of objectives. Contributing to the development, implementation and maintenance of data assets, reports and reporting systems.
Health Manager level 2, starting salary from $118,821 to $140,201 plus Super, with a 38-hour work week. Work location - 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards.
For more information, please read the full Position Description .
What you will be doing
- Contributing to the ongoing development and maintenance of new and existing datasets, reports and reporting systems
- Performing data validation and quality control activities to ensure they are fit for purpose and accurate
- Undertaking analysis in response to data queries from analysts, local health districts, clinicians, and other key stakeholders
About you
We are seeking motivated and committed individuals who can support the work of NSW Health with:
- A person with a high level of integrity and personal ethics.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and customer service skills.
- Fast learner who is adaptable and can apply existing knowledge to new circumstances.
- Analytical thinking approach to tasks and problem solving.
- Methodical worker with the capacity to proactively plan and prioritise to balance competing demands.
How to apply
At the Ministry of Health, we want you to make the most of the opportunities you’ll get to grow your skills and your career, surrounded by authentic, smart people and leaders.
Please review the role description and submit your up-to-date resume (up to 5 pages) and cover letter (1-2 pages) AND demonstrate your ability by providing a response to the two targeted questions below in the application form (max. 4000 characters including spaces and any HTML tags per question).
Targeted Questions
- Provide an example of a time when you were responsible for delivering datasets, analyses, or reports to support a unit’s monitoring and evaluation activities. Describe how your contributions informed decision-making and helped achieve the unit’s objectives. Additionally, explain your role in the development, implementation, and maintenance of data assets, reports, and reporting systems including detailing how you used products such as Microsoft Excel and Power Automate, Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Microsoft PowerBI and/or data warehouses/repositories/dataverse within this work.
- Describe a project where you utilized your tertiary qualifications in either health information management, statistics, data science or related discipline to analyse and interpret a complex dataset. Specifically, detail how you used Microsoft Excel (including power queries and/or dataflows) Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Power BI Desktop in this work
Use the link below to access our Capability Application tool, designed to help you excel in the recruitment process. Practice your responses with the example questions provided to effectively highlight your achievements and the strategies you used to accomplish them.
Capability application tool | NSW Public Service Commission
For role related queries or questions contact Phil Cook on phil.cook@health.nsw.gov.au and quote REQ669571.
As an organisation we are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive workplace. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact MOH-TalentAcquisition@health.nsw.gov.au
For more information about adjustments for individual needs, please visit the Adjustments for individual needs | I Work For NSW and Inclusive recruitment of people with disability | NSW Government
Closing Date: Sunday 2 August 2026 (11:59pm)
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
At the Ministry of Health, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and flexible environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. For more information, please visit Diversity Inclusion Belonging.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit The Stepping Up Initiative.
To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia.
Additional information
- This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
- For more information on applying visit the Ministry of Health Career portal
- Please note that the selection process may include a range of merit assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.
Do not miss your chance to embark on this fulfilling journey! Apply now!
Applications Close: Sunday 2 August 2026 (11:59pm)
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