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• Department for Health and Wellbeing – Office of the Chief Psychiatrist
• Salary: $108,347 to $116,216 (Pro-Rata) – AHP3 – Part Time 0.5 FTE / Ongoing appointment

Overview:

The Senior Epidemiologist, Registry Functions will be responsible for contributing to the achievement of relevant actions within the following:

• The Mental Health Services Plan 2020-2025
• The Towards Zero Suicides (TZS) Initiative
• The Suicide Prevention Act 2021 (The Act)
• The South Australian Suicide Prevention Plan 2023-2026 (The Plan)
• The Department for Health and Wellbeing Suicide Prevention Action Plan (SPAP) 2026- 2029  ‘Compassion, Connection, Hope and Care’.

This senior role will support the management of multiple complex data assets and undertake statistical analysis of public health data, provide quality assurance, epidemiological design of the South Australian Suicide Registry (SASR), outcome monitoring, risk management, continuous improvement and resolution of ethical issues

The Epidemiologist contributes to the management, quality assurance and continuous improvement processes of the SASR within the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist,

The role is also responsible for undertaking the statistical analysis and reporting of suicide related data within the SASR, preparing a range of routine and ad-hoc reports and recommendations on patterns of suicide related data.

The Epidemiologist works collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including coding teams, data notifiers and state and national agencies for the collection, continuous improvement and reporting of data held within the SASR.

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Job ref:  927533

Criminal History Screening Requirement

• A ‘National Police Certificate’ NPC (also known as a ‘Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check’ NCCHC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment)

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (minimal patient contact)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Enquiries

Dave Thompson
Principal Project Officer – Suicide Prevention
Phone: 0416 677 324
E-mail: David.Thompson@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

Thursday, 05 February 2026 – 11:55PM

Attachments

• 927533 - Senior Epidemiologist, Suicide Registry Functions - Role Description.pdf
• Australian applicant guidelines
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