About the Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) was established in 1973 to address the specific medical needs of Victorian indigenous communities. The organisation has expanded steadily over past 40 years to provide a comprehensive range of medical, dental and social services for our community.

As well as providing a variety of medical services, VAHS is committed to supporting the well-being of the community through contributions to community events and activities. VAHS is also committed to assisting research into the ongoing needs of the community.

VAHS is a child safe organisation.

About the Opportunity

The role will support all health informatics activities, with a focus on MMEx training and support, data cleaning, analysis and communication, supporting organisational reporting requirements, and health information system development.

Key Selection Criteria

To be considered for this role you must have the following;

Understanding of and Commitment to the Aboriginal community.

Experience in:

• Working within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation context
• Experience in using a Patient Information and Recall System (preferably MMEx)
• Demonstrated ability to deliver training and support a health workforce in clinical software taking a continuous quality improvement approach
• Strong communication skills and ability to support training and development of staff with varied skills, experience and confidence levels
• Demonstrated skills in preparation of reports, manuals and training materials
• Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate health and administrative data, including being able to extract data from Patient Information and Recall Systems, and having a sound understanding of data quality and integrity issues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate verbally, written and by electronic means at all levels, both internally and externally
• Demonstrated understanding of privacy and the ability to manage confidential and sensitive information
• Good time management skills in relation to managing phone contacts and appointments
• The demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi skilled team
• Knowledge of and demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the principles of equity, diversity and occupational health and safety

Note: A clinical background such as nursing, allied health or being an Aboriginal Health Worker would be an advantage for this position but is not essential. 

Request for position description can be made via [email protected], using the subject line: Health Informatics Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.