AddressHealth Protection Lead at Gippsland Region Public Health Unit
Monday to Friday
Full-time or part-time role (no less than 0.8 FTE)
Afterhours and weekend On-Call as required
Contribute to high-performing team passionate about delivering public health and Health Protection services
Rewarding opportunity to direct, coordinate and support the Public Health Officers within a growing unit
Based in Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health are looking for a Health Protection Leadto join our Gippsland Region Public Health Unit on a part-time/full-time basis for 24 months.
The GRPHU is led and coordinated by Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) is one of nine local public health units across Victoria working closely with the Department of Health in a state-wide system of public health delivery and response. GRPHU works throughout the Gippsland region across the public health pillars of prevention, protection and promotion.
TheHealth Protection Leadis responsible for tasks such as:
Daily coordination of the notifications and/or outbreaks of notifiable condition and the associated public health functions
Ensurethe delivery of high quality, responsive and evidence-based end to end services that meet professional, organisational, legal and ethical standards
Direct, coordinate and support the Public Health Officers working within the Health Protection Team
LRH employees enjoy access to:
•Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
•Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support
•Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO’s, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave
•Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
•Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff
We are looking for candidates with:
A tertiary degree in health science, environmental health, nursing, medicine, or related public health field
For Nursing/ Allied Health applicants only: Current Registration with AHPRA as a registered health professional, with no practicing restrictions. For non-AHPRA registered professions, eligible membership of the relevant professional association
Minimum 5 years’ experience within the candidates trained profession.
Demonstrated leadership skills to implement change in a complex environment and articulate a vision to engage and unify staff
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team
For more information about this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to contact Lamees Alafeshaton (03) 5173 5*** or ***************@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.
