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SalaryJob reference: 855586
Location: 5000 - RUNDLE MALL
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Department for Health and Wellbeing – Public Health – Communicable Disease Control Branch
- Multiclass – Full Time / Ongoing appointment
- $86,950 to $96,223 – PO2
- $100,343 to $107,279 – RN/M2A
Overview:
For PO2:
The Public Health Officer role within the Communicable Disease Control Branch, Disease Surveillance & Investigation team contributes to the achievement of organisational objectives and outcomes designed to control the occurrence of communicable disease in South Australia. Working in a busy multidisciplinary team; you will be responsible for the collection, analysis, and interpretation of communicable disease surveillance data, including sexually transmitted infections and blood borne infections. You will prepare and present timely reviews of epidemiological information for reports and briefings to relevant stakeholders to prevent and control communicable diseases.
You will be required to lead outbreak investigations, undertake analytical studies, recommend Public Health control measures and inform Public Health policy. You will also be required to provide health information and advice to members of the public, health professionals, government agencies, researchers and special interest groups.
For RN2A:
The Public Health Nurse contributes to the achievement of organisational objectives and outcomes designed to control the occurrence of communicable disease in South Australia. The Public Health Nurse is responsible for the collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting of communicable disease surveillance data, including sexually transmitted infections and blood borne infections.
As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Public Health Nurse is required to participate in investigations of communicable disease outbreaks and subsequent control activities, you will prepare and present timely reviews of epidemiological information for reports and briefings to relevant stakeholders. The Public Health Nurse will be required to provide health information and advice to members of the public, health professionals, government agencies and special interest groups on communicable diseases, immunisation, and the principles of food hygiene and infection control.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 855586
Criminal History Screening Requirement
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving ‘Unsupervised Contact with Vulnerable Groups’ is required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
- A DHS ‘Working With Children Check’ (WWCC) is required for this position
Immunisation Risk for this position is Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Special Conditions
- Core business hours are between 0830 to 1700, Monday to Friday.
- The incumbent will be required to participate in an after-hours on-call roster; some out-of-hours work will be required.
- Intrastate/interstate travel may be required.
Additionally for PO2:
- Appropriate Degree in Science
Additionally for RN2A:
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse/Midwife by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practising certificate with at least 3 years post registration experience.
Enquiries
Business Support Officer
Phone: 7425 5890
E-mail: ***************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
Friday, 09 February 2024 - 11.55PM
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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
