Data Analytics Officer
SA Health
Job reference: 939157 Location: 5092 - MODBURY Job status: Long Term Contract Eligibility: Open to Everyone
About the Role: The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is one of South Australia's fastest-growing health networks, serving a diverse and expanding community across Adelaide's northern suburbs. We are seeking a motivated and analytically minded Data Analytics Officer to join the Data Analytics and Service Insights & Improvement unit. This role supports the delivery of high-quality, timely and actionable analytics to inform operational, clinical and strategic decision-making across NALHN. Working under the direction of the Director, Data Analytics and Service Insights & Improvement, you will contribute to the development of analytical outputs including dashboards, reports, data models, and project documentation. You will work collaboratively with finance, clinical, operational and administrative stakeholders to turn complex health data into clear, practical and evidence-based insights. What You'll Be Working On In this role, you will support analytics-led service improvement initiatives across NALHN by extracting, analysing, validating and interpreting clinical, operational and financial datasets. Your work will include:
What You'll Bring
About You You are motivated, structured and improvement-focused. You enjoy working with data to solve practical problems and are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to better public healthcare outcomes. You are comfortable working in a complex environment where priorities can shift and where analytical outputs need to be accurate, timely and meaningful. You will bring resilience, sound judgement and the ability to manage multiple pieces of work while maintaining a strong focus on quality and stakeholder needs. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrate resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role. You have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem-solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations while building and maintaining relationships. You will demonstrate curiosity, adaptability and a commitment to continuous improvement, actively developing your technical, analytical and healthcare system knowledge to support high-quality insights and better service improvement outcomes. You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high-quality health services within modern facilities. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team. About Adelaide: Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here. About Us: The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide. NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community. With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes. At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows. Our Local Health Network Sites and Services: NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services. Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services. Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care. Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings. Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites. Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains. Benefits of working at NALHN: From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas. NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions. SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence. We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check. Check(s):
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category C (minimal patient contact) SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 939157 Enquiries: Georgiana Rotaru Project and Improvement Administration Officer Phone: 0411 515 528 E-mail: Georgiana.Rotaru@sa.gov.au Application Closing Date: 29 June 2026 – 11.55PM Role Description and Further Information:
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information Applications close: 29/06/2026 11:55 PM Flexibility Statement
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