AddressJob details
Position status Fixed Term Temporary Position type Full-time Occupational group Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support Classification HP3 Workplace Location Brisbane - North Job ad reference QLD/MN553019 Closing date 08-Apr-2024 Yearly salary Fortnightly salary Total remuneration Salary Other Job duration Until 09/02/2025 Contact person Barbara Marendy Contact details (07) 3624 1111
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About the role
- The purpose of this role is to deliver Environmental Health services to protect and promote human health and prevent risks to the community arising from Environmental Health hazards that impact on the natural and built environment and human health. This includes:
- Administer Queensland Health legislation related to public health;
- Liaise with industry and members of the public about relevant legislation; and
- Participate or lead investigations into public health issues.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:
- Develop, implement and evaluate Environmental Health projects, quality improvement and compliance programs and undertake health risk assessments, with increasing complexity and independence as experience builds.
- Provide accurate and timely advice and support to managers, other public health practitioners, the public, industry, partners and stakeholders, including the preparation of correspondence, briefs of evidence and reports.
- Ability to use high quality verbal and written communication and to work harmoniously within the multi-disciplinary team to achieve the best public health outcome.
- Monitor, enforce and promote compliance with public health legislation in line with policies and procedures and contemporary investigatory practice and in accordance with legislative delegations.
- Participate in public health incident and disaster management responses and work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team responding to communicable disease outbreaks and in the delivery of integrated public health services in the community.
- Respect - demonstrates interpersonal savvy, manages conflict appropriately, communicates effectively and balances the needs of all stakeholders with utmost respect to all people at all times.
- Teamwork - collaborates effectively, values differences and contributes to building effective teams to bring about best use of resources to deliver healthcare services.
- Compassion - demonstrates self-awareness and the effects of behaviour on others.
- High Performance - cultivates innovation, is action oriented, drives results and supports Metro North Health's vision and purpose to exceed expectations of our patients and stakeholders.
- Integrity - demonstrates sound decision quality, ensures accountability, manages complexity to ensure work output and decisions are ethical and invariably of a high standard.
Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
- Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
- Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
- 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
- Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
- Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers
Job ad reference number: MN533019
Close date: Monday, 8th April 2024
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
- MN553019 - Role Description (PDF, 399KB)
Role Description
QH Information for Applicants Sept 23 (PDF, 938KB)
Information Package for Applicants
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