Staff Specialist - Director Public Health Unit in Sydney

An exciting opportunity exists for a Public Health Medicine Specialist to be Director of the Public Health Unit at Northern Sydney Local District located at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital.

Position Classification: Staff Specialist

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Hours Per Week: up to 32

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work every day. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.

About the Role: The Director will have overall management responsibility of the Public Health Unit and actively participate as a Public Health Physician in its operational activities. This will include participating in the on-call roster and the supervision of the managers of the Communicable Diseases, Immunisation and Environmental Health teams. They will also represent the LHD at relevant state forums and committees. The Director reports to the Chief Executive and is a member of the District's Senior Leadership Team. The unit has strategic partnerships with the Health Promotion, the Counter Disaster unit and the Planning Unit. The unit also works closely with Tuberculosis, Infection Control and Sexual Health services.

Purpose of the Position: The core functions of the Public Health Unit are:

• Communicable disease control
• Immunisation and school-based program
• Environmental Health regulation and risk assessment
• Public Health Disaster Management
• Public Health aspects of bio-preparedness
• Epidemiology and informatics

The Director of Public Health is responsible for:

• Identifying and investigating matters of significant risk to public health, and coordinating appropriate resources and responses, including in the event of public health disasters.
• Providing technical expertise in relation to public health and managing the District-wide delivery of core public health functions through the Public Health Unit's operations centres located at Hornsby Hospital.
• Providing expert advice to the executive of Northern Sydney Local Health District in relation to Public Health matters and contributing to the activities of the NSW Public Health Network.
• Carrying out statutory responsibilities attendant on the position of Public Health Officer.

You will provide services within the scope of clinical practice endorsed by the NSLHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee. The position will provide public health consultation services within NSLHD and will contribute to the teaching and training of medical students, graduates and other health care professionals and to research, evaluation and quality improvement activities within NSLHD.

Selection Criteria:

• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Applicants must have Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) or recognition as a specialist by the Medical Board of Australia.
• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
• Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
• Sound clinical knowledge in Public Health Medicine demonstrated through successful practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality assurance activities relevant to the specialty.
• Demonstrated clinical, diagnostic and technical skills commensurate with functioning as an independent Public Health Medicine Consultant including experience in the application of public health practice methods including epidemiological surveillance and evidence based management of complex public health issues.
• Extensive experience in a senior management position in public health and demonstrated experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of public health programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of public health core functions including communicable disease control and Aboriginal environmental health issues.
• High-level strategic, analytical and problem solving skills including the ability to participate in decision-making on an interdisciplinary basis and experience in strategic planning in public health.
• Demonstrated participation in and commitment to undergraduate, postgraduate, interdisciplinary teaching and education, including research, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
• Preparedness to participate in any on-call service, including on-call rosters already existing or established.

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