Role Title: Respite Pilot Data Intern
Organisation: Department of Health
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: Royal St, East Perth WA
This internship offers an opportunity to contribute to the monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the Residential Respite Pilot, a program that supports older people who are medically fit for discharge from hospital but require interim support while awaiting long-term aged care services.
The intern will undertake data analysis, dashboard development, and business improvement activities to support the ongoing management and reporting of the program. A key focus of the placement will be refining existing performance dashboards, improving data quality and reporting processes, and supporting the transition from legacy databases and reporting tools to new systems and data structures.
This project is well suited to someone with an interest in health data, business intelligence, performance reporting, and service improvement. The internship will provide practical experience in Power BI development, data management, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery while producing tangible outcomes that support decision-making and program performance across Western Australia.
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.