BOiMH Data Set Help Desk & Coordination Role (July 06 (closed)

Better Outcomes In Mental Health (BOiMH) Data Set Help Desk & Coordination Role - July 06 (Position Filled)

This is a part time position, 2 hours per day working mostly from home.

Perhaps you are a mother or father who has had a career in research, data analysis, or IT and now want to re-enter the workforce part-time. Perhaps you work part-time in one of those areas and would like some more hours.

The Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) Program is a Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) initiative. It has several components, one of which enables GPs to refer their patients to psychologists and other allied health professionals for mental health care, via projects run by Divisions of General Practice. For more information see http://ahpilots.strategicdata.com.au/.

The Program Evaluation Unit in the School of Population Health at the University of Melbourne is contracted by DoHA to evaluate this component of the BOiMHC Program. Part of the evaluation involves Divisions of General Practice entering patient-level and session-level data into a Minimum Dataset (MDS). Strategic Data Pty Ltd has been subcontracted to provide the database development and end user application support for the project.

There are now over 110 Divisions of General Practice involved in the project, each of which enter their data into a secure web based application.

The person employed in this role will be responsible for the help desk function on a day to day basis and will be involved in specifying and prioritising development of new features for the MDS as part of periodic updates to the MDS application.

Help desk enquiries can be anything from password resets to diagnosing issues with data submissions that are not being accepted. Experience manipulating data will be highly regarded.

Essential skills

A good understanding of web based applications from an end user perspective
A good understanding of the data collection and management process
Excellent oral communication skills
Excellent written communication skills

Desirable skills

Data reporting and or statistics skills
Programming experience
Exposure to the health and/or allied health care delivery environment

Employment Conditions

The salary (on a pro rata basis) will be in the range of $48k to $52k. Employment will be for one year with the possibility of extension were Strategic Data’s contract to continue beyond this period.

You would need to be available for 2 hours per day Monday to Friday. Most of this work can be done from home but there would be occasional meetings at Strategic Data’s office in Carlton.

To apply

Please send your resume and a cover letter to jobs@strategicdata.com.au with the cover letter addressing each of the skill areas noted above. Any questions, please feel free to call and speak with Andrew Gordon or Adam Clarke on 9340 9000

Strategic Data Pty Ltd

For more information on Strategic Data, see www.strategicdata.com.au and the general employment introduction section at www.strategicdata.com.au/employment