Come and work in a dynamic team, in one of the most liveable cities in the world. Our work in the ACT Public Service directly serves the needs of the Canberra community. When you work with us you will see the impact that we have on the lives of Canberrans every day. The Population Health Division, led by the ACT Chief Health Officer, leads population health policy for the ACT and provides and commissions a range of services and programs aimed at improving the health of the ACT population through interventions which promote behaviour changes to reduce susceptibility to illness; alter the ACT environment to promote the health of the population and promote interventions that remove or mitigate population health hazards.

Working under the direction of Public Health Physician staff, the Public Health Registrar position plays a key role in providing professional advice and support to the Chief Health Officer.

The position provides support across a range of public health projects, policy, and operating procedures across all areas of the Population Health Division.

This includes communicable disease control, environmental health and food safety, preventive health and health promotion, health emergencies, territory-based regulation of medicines and therapeutic goods, and policy development across these areas.

This role is suited to a Public Health Trainee (or someone eligible to apply) through the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine Advanced Training Program. This position offers the opportunity to achieve a broad range of training competencies and experience relevant to both a local public health unit, as well as at the level of a jurisdictional health department.

Essential qualifications

Mandatory

• Be registered or eligible for registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Available to participate in afterhours on-call roster

Desirable

• Assessed as eligible, or attained conditional eligibility, to commence the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) Advanced Training Program
• Post graduate public health qualifications
• Previous experience working in a Public Health Unit or in the area of population health

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Note: This is a temporary position available in January or February 2026 for a period of 12 months.

A merit pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee checks only.

Please provide the following when applying:

• 2 page submission addressing the selection criteria listed in the position description. This should include confirmation that you meet the mandatory and desirable job requirements.
• Most recent CV
• Contact details of 2 referees 

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