Team Leader Communicable Diseases - Melbourne, Australia - Austin Health

Austin Health

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type:
Full time, Part time

Organisation:
Austin Health

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 47175

OPEN TO APPLICATIONS FROM CURRENT NEPHU TEAM MEMBERS ONLY
Fixed term full time or part time (contract duration to be confimed)
Multiple roles available
Hybrid working environment; site to be confirmed

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide.

We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the North Eastern Public Health Unit (NEPHU)
NEPHU is one of nine public health units in Victoria: three in metropolitan Melbourne and six covering regional Victoria.

Together these units form a coordinated network, working in partnership with the Department of Health to deliver a comprehensive public health program for Victoria.

The NEPHU is led and coordinated by Austin Health with responsibility spanning approximately 1.81m people living in the northeast of metropolitan Melbourne.

We work collaboratively to improve the health and wellbeing of the NEPHU population through health promotion, prevention and protection activity.

We do this through evidence informed population and place-based responses to current and emerging health needs and emergencies.

In this way we contribute to a vision of active connected and safe communities for all - with healthy places, healthy people and a healthier tomorrow.

The NEPHU is proud of its diverse multidisciplinary team who provide a service across extended hours seven days per week.

About the role

Reporting to the site Operations Lead, NEPHU, the purpose of the Communicable Diseases (CD) Team Leader is to ensure effective and efficient prevention of, and response to, notifications and/or outbreaks of communicable disease and notifiable conditions in the North Eastern catchment.

The CD Team Leader works collaboratively with others in the CD Team Leader group to provide day to day coordination, direction and oversight of the CD team and associated public health activities.

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

Tertiary qualifications in a public health, environmental health, other health or related field
Significant demonstrable experience in public health, including the prevention and control of communicable diseases
Proven experience in leading and managing a dynamic team which works effectively within a multidisciplinary environment
Commitment to quality, best practice and environmental safety
Critical thinking and problemsolving skills and the ability to use sound judgement in complex and novel situations
Ability to work effectively with all levels of community and relevant stakeholders including government, sector and intersectoral partners.

Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.

Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation

A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options
Flexible, hybrid working arrangements

Inclusion at Austin
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