Staf Specialist - Public Health Physician - 1Fte

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time, 1FTE until January 2026
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Staff SpecialistRequisition ID: REQ475104
Application Close Date: 2/04/2024
Contact Details: Mandy Williams – (02) 8738 5718 |Applications from agencies will not be acceptedAbout The Opportunity
SWSLHD is seeking a dynamic highly motivated and experienced Staff Specialist. You will sit within the Public Health Unit to deliver high quality services to a highly diverse population within SWSLHD. Join our growing District and contribute to our new strategic directions for Keeping People Healthy.SWSLHD seeks an experienced Staff Specialist to work in the Public Health Unit. The position provides evidence-based clinical, Public Health and program advice to support health protection activities in environmental health, immunisation, communicable disease control, and emergency preparedness. The Staff Specialist will take a lead role in implementing these activities and working proactively to address issues of significant risk to Public Health.What you'll be doing
Provide Public Health medicine expertise, clinical advice and support to the Public Health Unit. This care will be provided within the clinical privileges granted by the CE on the advice of the SWSLHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee.The position provides evidence-based clinical, Public Health and program advice to support health protection activities in South Western Sydney Local Health District in environmental health, immunisation, communicable disease control, and emergency preparedness.The Staff Specialist will take a lead role in implementing these activities including identifying, monitoring, and investigating matters of significant risk to Public Health and coordinating appropriate responses.How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible. * Current medical practitioner, registered, or eligible for registration, with the Medical Board of Australia, and Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) or other specialist recognition as provided under the Staff Specialists (State) Award

• Demonstrated current understanding of the principles and practice of Public Health medicine, and ability to practice Public Health medicine to a high standard in accordance with contemporary evidence-based best practice
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management
• Demonstrated participation in teaching and training at undergraduate and/or post graduate level, including supervision of junior medical staff
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing self-education and development, including evidence of participation in continuing medical education/ continuing professional development
• Demonstrated ability to comply with the service objectives of a Public Health organisation, including the provision of services to the local community, effective utilisation of resources, and preparedness to participate in the provision of health services at an LHD level
• Preparedness to participate in a hospital, service or LHD on-call roster
• Evidence of ability to work cooperatively with other staff and practitioners and in a multidisciplinary health care team

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Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.Connect with us on , and .