Description

Are you seeking a diverse Public Health Physician role? Join the Gippsland Regional Public Health Unit, 'where a world of opportunities await'.

The Gippsland Region Public Health Unit (GRPHU), hosted by Latrobe Regional Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified Public Health Physician on a fixed-term, part-time basis, until the end of June 2026.

Reporting to the operations leadership at GRPHU, this role plays an important role in supporting public health decision making and fostering collaborative relationships for improved population health outcomes in a regional area. This role will support public health decision making in response to communicable diseases and promote the health and wellbeing of Gippslanders for improved population health outcomes, while participating in projects across the unit.

This position sits within the Medical and Epidemiology team and links tightly with the current GRPHU Health Protection team (including Health Protection Leads and Public Health Officers) within GRPHU, the General Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention and Control Services at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) and across Gippsland, as well as other prevention, health promotion and research partners.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will:

• Provide medical leadership for communicable disease prevention and control, including supervision of case management, contact tracing, outbreak management and incident management and control.
• Support surveillance and data analysis to rapidly identify public health risks and appropriately prioritise outbreak and incident responses.
• Partake in risk communication focused on improving outcomes.
• Represent GRPHU at community events, regional forums and external meetings.
• Have registration as a Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Have current Fellowship of the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine or completed requirements and awaiting fellowship, or Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
• Have relevant training/experience in public health medicine and/or infectious diseases and public health interventions and initiatives within health services and/or the wider community.
• The ability to work a rotating roster, 7 days a week, as part of a surge response or program deliverables (as required) and can be flexible in the event of surge, change or on-call.
• Be experience in training, teaching and supervising of junior medical staff and students in a public health setting.
• Have well-developed research skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to build and advance your career and leadership skills. For more information, we encourage you to contact Dr Shereen Labib, Epidemiology and Medical Manager via email: Shereen.Labib@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion. Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion recently completed, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Application close: 28th September 2024.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide an original valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and all staff employed in the Victorian healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for three (3) doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Diversity and inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.