Principal Public Health Medical Officer, Health Protection
Core
Providing authoritative public health advice, information, and direction to officers, management, and stakeholders on health protection activities, including investigation and control of communicable diseases and environmental health risks.
Role type
Senior IC public health medical officer (health protection)
Builds
Public health emergency response plans and operational control activities for Victoria's health system
Domain
Public health medicine / Communicable diseases / Environmental health
Required skills
Medical practitioner registration, Public health medicine expertise, Communicable disease management, Environmental health knowledge, Health protection policy, Emergency response planning
Preferred skills
Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine fellowship, Advanced training in public health medicine
Responsibilities
Develop and improve investigation and control activities, Provide authoritative public health advice, Participate in on-call rosters for after-hours response, Lead health protection operational response
Seniority
Principal, strategic leadership & hands-on clinical advice