Start Date: ASAP

You'll provide clinical management and leadership to the Public Health Unit reporting directly to the Executive Director, Community and Public Health Services (Operationally) and Chief Medical Officer (Professionally) with a dotted line to the Director, PHU.

This position is suited to a Public Health Physician or Infectious Diseases Physician and duties may vary depending on the successful candidates’ respective specialist medical college. This is a senior leadership role and you'll be responsible for providing leadership and management to the Public Health Unit including:

• clinical governance
• service planning
• people management
• regional leadership
• education
• research

The Clinical Unit Head will direct clinical service delivery and continue the development of and lead a highly productive, cohesive multidisciplinary team.

The Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit (LMPHU) works to keep our regional community healthy, safe and well. We use local knowledge, community-based relationships and direct engagement to effectively tailor and deliver public health initiatives and respond to incidents and issues within the Loddon Mallee region. 

Essential qualifications

• current registration as a medical practitioner in Australia and fellowship with a respective college i.e. (Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, or RACP in Infectious Diseases, or equivalent)
• extensive knowledge of current trends affecting public sector health services in Australia
• higher degree in research or public health or equivalent training and experience applicable to the field of Public Health

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