Role Title: Surveillance and Disease Control Data Intern
Organisation: Department of Health
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: East Perth
Update the Notifiable Infectious Disease Dashboard
The intern will work with the Surveillance and Disease Control team of the Communicable Disease Control Directorate (CDCD) to update the Notifiable Infectious Disease Dashboard (https://www.health.wa.gov.au/articles/n_r/notifiable-infectious-disease-dashboard). This dashboard provides the public with up-to-date analytics on communicable diseases in Western Australia.
Key Responsibilities:
• Compile, clean, and transform data from WA health data collections.
• Design and map data models to shift raw data into meaningful insights.
• Utilize Power BI to build interactive and visually appealing dashboards and reports.
• Creating DAX calculations and measures to support data analysis.
• Ensuring data security and compliance with best practices.
Supervision and Collaboration
The intern will work closely with data analysts and epidemiologists from SDC/CDCD.
Desirable Skills:
• Knowledge in Power BI development, including report and dashboard creation
• Knowledge of data modelling and data visualization concepts
• Knowledge of Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) for creating calculations
WA Health is now governed by the Health Services Act 2016.
The new legislation represents a significant reform in health, and is designed to modernise the way our health services are structured, governed and delivered; to promote better health, better care and better value to all Western Australians.
The legislation established the Department of Health as ‘System Manager’ for WA Health, providing stewardship, guidance and support to our health services using a collection of binding Policy Frameworks in 18 key areas of health service delivery, to ensure they provide consistent, efficient and effective services into the future.