About the role
Provide leadership and oversight of communicable disease control programs and activities across the Metro North Hospital and Health Service area, and to lead activities directed at prevention and control of syphilis in southern Queensland. To share duties with other Public Health Physicians as required to ensure effective disease control responses, effective public health medical input into other public health issues, and workload management across the service.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:
Provide leadership within the Communicable Disease Control team, in particular within the Sexual Public Health team that includes the Queensland Syphilis Surveillance Serrvice (QSSS), and focusing on the co-ordination of responses to diseases and to outbreaks within the area of jurisdiction, by undertaking or supervising the investigation, management and responses to diseases and disease outbreaks.
Develop and regularly update local communicable disease management guidelines and related documents, as well as assisting in the development of state wide and/or national guidelines.
Actively foster scientific enquiry and research through collaboration within the department and with other services.
Health Equity
It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.
Benefits when working for us
Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging
Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
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