Enjoy the Far North lifestyle while working with our Tropical Public Health Services (TPHS) as an Environmental Health Officer (Healthy Housing). This position will involve working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and other stakeholders to identify and resolve environmental health issues impacting on the health of the community. Providing routine advice on environmental health matters to internal and external stakeholders, commensurate with the level of experience.

Job details

Public health focuses on the health and wellbeing of populations, rather than of individuals.  TPHS aims to minimise the morbidity and mortality from communicable and vaccine-preventable diseases, and environmental health hazards. TPHS works collaboratively with, and supports, a range of organisations including other health services, other government departments, local government, non-government agencies, research institutions and local communities.

About your role:

• Develop ability to use evidence based practice to investigate, enforce and prosecute in a court of law, relevant health legislation, in compliance with departmental policies and procedures and in line with contemporary investigatory practice, under the supervision of a more senior environmental health officer.
• Provide competent environmental health advice to internal and external stakeholders and prepare routine reports and submissions on environmental health issues to the Manager Environmental Health Services through the Team Leader Environmental Health Services, commensurate with the level of experience.
• Commensurate with level of experience, provide guidance to less experienced staff, other environmental health practitioners and work experience students, in relation to routine procedures and practices, under the supervision of a more senior environmental health officer.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team, including other environmental health officers and environmental health technicians to deliver an environmental health response to outbreaks and incidents to address specific public health issues.

The successful applicant must hold a tertiary degree (or equivalent) qualification that is accredited by Environmental Health Australia or deemed eligible for appointment by the Qld Health Environmental Health Officer Appointments Review Committee.

Note: For establishment management purposes, under Schedule 1 of the Health Practitioner Enterprise Agreement (2007), this position is deemed to be of the discipline Environmental Health Officer

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CAH642273 Role Description (PDF, 546KB)
  Role Description
  
  1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Application Kit