The position provides evidence-based clinical, public health and program advice to support health protection activities in South Western Sydney Local Health District in environmental health, immunisation, communicable disease control, and emergency preparedness.

The Staff Specialist will take a lead role in implementing these activities including identifying, monitoring, and investigating matters of significant risk to public health and coordinating appropriate responses.

Essential qualifications

• Current medical practitioner, registered, or eligible for registration, with the Medical Board of Australia, and Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) or other specialist recognition as provided under the Staff Specialists (State) Award.
• Demonstrated current understanding of the principles and practice of public health medicine, and ability to practice public health medicine to a high standard in accordance with contemporary evidence-based best practice.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety, and risk management.
• Demonstrated participation in teaching and training at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level, including supervision of junior medical staff.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing self-education and development, including evidence of participation in continuing medical education (CME) and continuing professional development (CPD).
• Demonstrated ability to comply with the service objectives of a public health organisation, including the provision of services to the local community, effective utilisation of resources, and preparedness to participate in the provision of health services at a Local Health District (LHD) level.
• Preparedness to participate in a hospital, service, or LHD on-call roster.
• Evidence of ability to work cooperatively with other staff and practitioners and within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

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For enquiries, please contact Dr Stephen Conaty A/Director Public Health Unit on 0477730174 or stephen.conaty@health.nsw.gov.au or call the public health unit on 02 97940855 and ask to speak with one of the staff specialists.

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