AddressPosition Classification: Staff Specialist
Requisition ID: REQ490363
Applications Close: 20 June 2024
Albury or Wagga Wagga
At Murrumbidgee Local Health District we provide a range of Public Health services to the Riverina and Murray regions of New South Wales across a geographic area of approximately 125,631 square kilometres. With around 241,000 residents living within our District we employ approximately 3,500 staff who work in our 31 facilities and support services. Our facilities include Base and District Hospitals, Multi-Purpose Services and Community Health Facilities.
About the role
The Public Health (PH) Staff Specialist is required to provide Public Health medical expertise, clinical advice and support to the Public Health Unit operational teams covering Infectious Diseases, Immunisation, and Environmental Health. The position supports the health protection roles and regulatory functions undertaken by the Director of Public Health and will be required to participate in on call arrangements and to act as Director of Public Health when required.
- Qualifications in medicine, with current registration in NSW and five years postgraduate experience. Unrestricted driver’s license.
- Recognised specialist qualifications, Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM), Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and/or other equivalent specialist recognition. (Applicants expecting to be awarded their fellowship within three months may be considered. If successful the applicant will not be subsequently eligible to commence their appointment until the relevant qualifications and requirements are formally completed.)
- Demonstrated knowledge of communicable disease control, immunisation, Public Health policy and practise, and environmental health.
- Ability to work constructively and effectively in a Multidisciplinary team environment, demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
- Demonstrated willingness and ability to lead staff in events including but not limited to outbreak management, health risk assessment and Public Health emergency response.
- Experience in analysing, interpreting and presenting health information, including use of databases and statistical software.
- Demonstrated organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities, work to timeframes and meet deadlines with high quality products.
- Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and MLHD Values, goals and strategies.
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A National Police Check will be conducted, NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work Badge offered as an option in eCredential
Applications via agencies will not be accepted.
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
