Protect Public Health Through Environmental Health Expertise

Make a meaningful impact across Metro South by delivering evidence-based Environmental Health services that protect communities, support industry and strengthen public health outcomes.

Job details

Your new role:

Join the Metro South Public Health Unit to assess and manage environmental health risks, investigate potential breaches of public health legislation and provide expert advice to stakeholders, industry and the community. You'll work across a diverse, high-demand environment while contributing to service improvement, education, regulatory practice and the development of safer, healthier communities.

About you:

You are an experienced Environmental Health professional with strong legislative knowledge, sound judgement and the ability to confidently manage complex public health matters while building effective relationships with diverse stakeholders.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Environmental Health legislation, standards and contemporary practice.
• Experienced in complex investigations, risk assessment, workload prioritisation and reporting.
• Highly capable communicator who can provide expert advice and manage challenging stakeholder interactions.
• Able to work autonomously while contributing effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to supervise, educate and support less experienced staff and students, while driving service improvement.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Community and Oral Health Services:

Community and Oral Health Services deliver a broad range of quality community-based care and support services to help people improve and maintain their wellbeing and independence as well as oral health services to adults and children.

We deliver a myriad of services across Metro South including Hospital in the Home, Rehabilitation, Chronic Disease, Acute Care, Dementia Outreach, Oral Health, and specialist residential care along with delivering numerous other vital community health services.

Our services are delivered by multidisciplinary teams of nursing and allied health staff with the skills and experience to treat a full range of health needs.

Metro South Public Health Unit works to protect and improve community health by preventing disease, illness and injury, promoting wellbeing and managing public health risks. The multidisciplinary team delivers health surveillance, environmental health and food safety, communicable disease control, public health incident management, medical entomology and health promotion services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS10693316 Role Description (PDF)