Senior Epidemiologist, Health Surveillance Tropical Public Health Service, Medical Services - Cairns

You are invited to join a dynamic team with Health Surveillance, Tropical Public Health Service, Medical Services as Senior Epidemiologist. In this role you will work collaboratively with Public Health professionals and other stakeholders to provide high level epidemiological support and advice to the Tropical Public Health Services. Public health focuses on the health and wellbeing of populations, rather than of individuals. TPHS aims to minimise the morbidity and mortality from communicable and vaccine-preventable diseases, and environmental health hazards.

Health Workers who take up employment with Queensland Health from intrastate, interstate or overseas may be eligible for incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme ). For further information regarding the Scheme and to verify eligibility, please refer to the guideline (PDF) ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/190415/Workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme-guideline.pdf ).

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local Health Services.

About us:

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local Health Services.

About you:

In your new role you will…

• Independently undertake high level analyses and interpretation of epidemiological and other health data using a broad range of data and information sources.
• Lead the development and continual improvement of processes and systems to support high quality data management, epidemiological analysis, interpretation and reporting in the Health Surveillance team.
• Contribute to Public Health practice knowledge through participation in ongoing professional development and research, including the preparation of peer reviewed publications.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will undertake epidemiological investigations, analyses and reporting to guide and evaluate the surveillance and management of a range of sexually transmitted infections, blood borne viruses and other communicable diseases affecting the health of the North Queensland population.

About your role:

• Undertake routine and complex epidemiological analyses and reporting for the Tropical Public Health Services, including the identification, evaluation, management and analysis of a wide variety of data and information sources.
• Translate epidemiological and other health data into information that Public Health practitioners and other stakeholders can understand and use to guide and evaluate Public Health Services.
• Engage effectively with Public Health practitioners and other stakeholders through participation in multi-disciplinary team meetings and the development and delivery of oral presentations, written reports and other business intelligence resources such as dashboards.

Mandatory inclusion:

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )