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Environmental Health Officer, Cairns Public Health Unit - Cairns


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Join the collaborative and forward-thinking Cairns Public Health Unit at CHHHS and play a key role in improving health outcomes across regional, rural, and remote communities. As the Environmental Health Officer, you will deliver routine regulatory and non‑regulatory environmental health services across multiple health service districts, contributing to the protection and promotion of community health.

Job details

Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Health Service Support
Classification HP3
Workplace Location Cairns region,Far North Qld
Job ad reference QLD/CAH679625
Closing date 30-Apr-2026
Job duration Permanent Full Time
Contact person Amy Coco
Contact details 07 4226 5555
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About us:

The Cairns Public Health Unit (CPHU) supports the health and wellbeing of communities across Tropical North Queensland by delivering public health regulatory services on behalf of the Department of Health. CPHU works to prevent and respond to communicable, vaccine‑preventable and environmental health risks through close partnerships with health services, government agencies, local councils and communities.
 
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

 

About your role:

  • Demonstrate expertise, skills and knowledge, commensurate with the level of experience, to undertake routine environmental health services and incident response, and implement projects and research, while under the supervision and professional guidance of a more senior environmental health officer.
  • Provide routine advice on environmental health matters to internal and external stakeholders, commensurate with the level of experience.
  • Collaborate with partners in addressing environmental health issues in culturally and linguistically diverse groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations to enhance population health outcomes utilising various communication methods.
  • Collaborate with partners in addressing environmental health issues in culturally and linguistically diverse groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations to enhance population health outcomes utilising various communication methods.

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

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

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest. 

Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work environment.

Discover our dynamic and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.

Listen to what some of our staff have to say about working in our regions.

Visit our website to learn more about our hospitals and health centres.

 

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

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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