Senior Workforce Reporting Consultant

This Recruitment Process Offers a Permanent Full-Time appointment. At South Metropolitan Health Service, every employee contributes to delivering safe, high-quality care to our community. Guided by our vision of Excellent health care, every time, we place research, innovation and continuous improvement at the centre of everything we do. We are building a culture of shared learning and leadership that reflects our commitment to being Collectively One, Locally Led.

We are seeking a highly skilled and analytical Senior Workforce Reporting Consultant to play a key role in delivering workforce intelligence, reporting solutions, and data-driven recommendations that support organisational workforce planning and performance outcomes. This senior position combines workforce reporting, analytics, strategic planning and stakeholder engagement to deliver meaningful workforce outcomes across a complex hospital and health service environment.

This position shall work closely with executive leaders and key stakeholders, providing expert workforce intelligence, reporting and analysis to support evidence-based decision-making, workforce planning and service improvement initiatives. You will lead strategic workforce projects, governance and compliance activities, and drive initiatives that align with SMHS strategic priorities. A key focus of the role is championing and operationalising the SMHS Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, fostering a workplace culture where all employees feel valued, respected and empowered to contribute.

Through data-driven insights and collaborative partnerships, you will identify trends, opportunities and risks, helping to improve workforce capability, performance and employee experience. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly analytical and strategic professional who is passionate about using workforce intelligence to influence organisational outcomes and support the delivery of exceptional healthcare services.

You are passionate about data, workforce insights and turning information into meaningful action. We are a collaborative team committed to evidence-based decision-making, continuous improvement and workforce excellence. Together we can deliver workforce intelligence that strengthens planning, supports our people and contributes to exceptional healthcare services.

As the Senior Workforce Reporting Consultant, you will join the Workforce Strategy Team and play a key role in providing high-level workforce intelligence, analysis and reporting to support executive decision-making, workforce planning and organisational performance. You will work with complex workforce data to identify trends, risks and opportunities, delivering meaningful insights that inform strategy, governance and continuous improvement initiatives.

At South Metropolitan Health Service, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful workforce initiatives that improve outcomes for our people, our services and the communities we serve. We are committed to:

• Creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Supporting professional development and continuous learning.
• Delivering flexible and contemporary ways of working.
• Building a culture founded on Care, Integrity, Respect, Excellence and Teamwork.
• Promoting environmentally sustainable practices and a healthy workplace.

SMHS is a smoke and vape free health service.

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people of diverse sexualities and genders, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, inclusive and accessible. Applicants who require adjustments during the recruitment process are encouraged to let us know.

If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and assessment process, please contact Marani Hutton, Manager Workforce and Clinical Strategy.

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal records screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment.

Applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within SMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.