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Data Collection Officer

Employment Type: 9-month and 6-month fixed term positions
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: HM 1 $81,581 - $108,532 per annum, excluding superannuation
Hours Per Week: One full time and four part time roles available
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney
Requisition ID: REQ520718

Do you have experience working in a clinical quality registry? Do you have an eye for detail and passionate about data collection?

• Be part of an organisation that makes a difference in cancer control in NSW
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply
• Both full time and part time positions available in the Team

Where you’ll be working
The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government’s cancer control agency, established to lessen the impact of cancer across the state.

Working at the Cancer Institute NSW means joining a team of committed and dedicated staff who are proud to be a part of the Institute’s purpose of overseeing and accelerating the effectiveness of cancer control in NSW.

The Cancer Institute is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work and the way we work together. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Greater consideration will be given to suitable applicants, in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities (GSE Rule 26).

What you’ll be doing
In this role you will be required to assist with the recruitment of people into the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry-NSW (PCOR-NSW) and participate in the collection of clinical information and patient reported outcome measures.
You will have demonstrated experience working in a clinical quality registry as well as an understanding of health information and privacy.

For your application to be considered
To submit your application, please provide:

• Your resume (maximum five pages)
• A covering letter addressing the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description
• A response to the Pre-screening questions, as outlined below.

Essential requirements

• Knowledge of the NSW Health system and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act
• Tertiary qualification and/or relevant experience
• Experience working in a clinical quality registry
• Experience collecting Participant Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
• Experience abstracting clinical data from histopathology reports and medical records
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• High level Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams
• Must be willing to travel throughout NSW on a regular basis*
• Role required to occasionally work out of hours for remote data collection

• Please note that work-related expenses such as travel will be covered by the Cancer Institute NSW

If successful for interview, candidates must bring original copies of essential qualifications to be sighted by the panel, and one copy to provide to panel.

Pre-screening questions


Interested?

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For more information about the Cancer Institute NSW please visit www.cancer.nsw.gov.au. For role related queries or questions contact Serina Teuss at Serina.Teuss@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Monday, 30 September to close at 11.30 pm.

All Cancer Institute roles are based at St Leonards, Sydney, and candidates are required to be Sydney based.

The CORE+4 Values define what is important to the Cancer Institute NSW and our employees.
Our values are: Collaboration, Openness, Respect, Empowerment, Strategic, Supportive, Innovative and Flexible.

The Cancer Institute NSW is unable to offer salary packaging. Salaries will be negotiated commensurate to experience and qualifications of the role.

The Cancer Institute NSW supports flexible working practices for all employees and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds and people with disabilities. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health. For more information please visit www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au.

Please indicate if you have any accessibility requirements in your application or speak with the contact person should you be called for an interview. We provide reasonable adjustment for people with a disability during the recruitment process and during their employment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

To submit your application please visit https://jobs.health.nsw.gov.au/cinsw