Cancer Data Collections Specialist
Employment Type: Health Manager Level 3, Permanent Full Time
Remuneration: $137,525.00 - $156,231.00 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Additional Benefits: Generous Flexible Working practices, access to Fitness Passport, Novated car leasing arrangement, and Salary sacrificing to Superannuation.
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards
Applications Close: Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at 11:59PM
The Cancer Institute NSW is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply!
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).
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 Targeted Questions in your application
About the Opportunity
The Cancer Data Collections Specialist - PRMS will support the implementation and ongoing optimal use of the Patient Reported Measures (PRMs) system across public oncology services. The role will provide end-to-end system testing and subject matter expertise on system integration and support the capture and quality.
The role will also support other clinical data collections including Radiotherapy, Systemic Therapy, Patient Reported Measures, Clinical Trials, Pathology, Radiology and Cancer Notifications. Working with hospitals, pathology providers, radiology providers, treatment facilities, private clinics and other external partners to ensure the Cancer Institute NSW receives complete, accurate and timely cancer data. The role establishes and maintains data supply arrangements, defines data requirements and standards, and supports organisations to submit high-quality data to meet their legislative requirements.
This role involves collaborating with internal teams, health services, vendors and external stakeholders, the role resolves data and system issues, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and supports the expansion and ongoing development of clinical data collections. The role helps ensure cancer data is reliable, fit for purpose and available to support cancer monitoring, reporting, planning and service improvement across NSW.
Essential Criteria
- Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Health Information Management, Health Informatics, Data Management or a related discipline, and/or demonstrated relevant professional experience and training.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in information management principles, including information standards, data collection, data quality, testing, auditing and reporting.
- Experience supporting clinical information systems and electronic data collection processes within a healthcare environment.
- Demonstrated experience with HL7 message translation, SQL and the development of audit, monitoring and reporting tools to support data quality and data submissions, including dashboards (e.g. Power BI or similar) and relevant testing processes
Pre-Screening Questions
Describe a project where you implemented or enhanced a clinical data feed using HL7 messaging, ideally involving pathology, radiology, oncology or another complex clinical dataset. How did you determine requirements for structured data elements, ensure usability of narrative report content, and validate the quality and completeness of the resulting data collection? What tools did you use or develop to assure quality or increase monitoring efficiency?
- Provide an example of when you worked with clinicians, health services, executive stakeholders or reporting agencies to define a minimum dataset for statewide or organisation-wide reporting. How did you determine data requirements, manage competing stakeholder requests, and ensure the dataset met both operational and reporting needs?
- Cancer notifications require accurate identification of diagnosis, staging and treatment information from clinical reports. Describe your experience working with oncology, radiology or cancer registry data. How have you used structured and unstructured clinical information to derive meaningful cancer data, and what challenges did you encounter in ensuring accuracy and consistency?
Need more information?
- The Cancer Institute NSW assesses candidates in line with the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework, which describes the capabilities and behaviours required for roles across the NSW public sector. The specific capabilities for this role are outlined in the Position Description. Learn more: https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/public-sector-capability-framework
- Learn more about Cancer Institute NSW
Additional Information
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential criteria in the Position Description.
- NSW Health is committed to accessibility and may provide adjustments to the recruitment and interview process as needed, including physical adjustments, interview setup, or scheduling needs.
- This is a permanent position and requires full working rights in Australia (e.g. Australian citizenship/ permanent resident). If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia, you may be eligible for employment opportunities in line with the conditions of your visa.
Contact People
Please contact the Hiring Manager, Penny Perry on [email protected] if you have any questions about this role.
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to an Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact [email protected]. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.
If interview adjustments are required, please contact [email protected] at the time the interview invitation is issued, or as soon as reasonably possible. Requests for adjustments will be considered in line with NSW Health requirements.
