Prevention and Population Health Program Officer

1 week ago

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Ballarat Health Services Full time

Prevention and Population Health Program Officer

Fixed term full time

Ararat based

About Grampians Health


Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.


A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities.

Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

About the role


The GPHU Prevention and Population Health Program Officer will work closely with and support the Ararat based Prevention and Population Health (PPH) Team (Grampians Pyrenees Goldfields) to plan, establish and collaborate deliver programs to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for the catchment communities.


PPH Program Officers core duties are:

  • Supporting Stream Leads to facilitate effective initiative that focus on collective outcomes and interventions
  • A partnership approach collaborating with crosssector agencies to facilitate and coordinate resources and embed placebase prevention activities that are aligned with statewide policies and priorities
  • Community engagement with diverse populations and organisations

Key Responsibilities

  • Support a range of PPH team functions and activities including PPH planning, engagement, teambuilding, monitoring and evaluating, and reporting about activity and outcomes as required. Obtain assistance where required in undertaking activities and influence others in achieving objectives
  • Collate data and other information about process and outcome measures in relation to Streams of work and contribute to drafting, editing and finalising reports about activity and outcomes to meet reporting requirements of funding agencies or for benchmarking with peer teams
  • Support stakeholder engagement and communications across PPH programs and streams of work
  • Coordinate with other PPH Officers to support each other in times of high demand and for leave coverage. Undertake supervision of technical tasks or having responsibility for a specified activity across the organisation
  • Support and work as team members with PPH advisors to map and monitor Department of Health priority and local evidencedriven streams of work across the Grampians region, including by engaging with partner organisations to share information about activities and progress as required
  • Support periodic team reflection and review of progress as well as to identify and communicate innovative solutions to complex matters affecting team goals

Skills and experience

  • A tertiary qualification in Population and Public Health or relevant field, or equivalent relevant experience
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Demonstrated energetic, teamfocused and flexible approach to work tasks with evidence of capacity to initiate and selfdirect, when appropriate
  • Demonstrated proficiency in leading and supporting others in project implementation
  • Knowledge of the communitybased health, welfare and primary care service sector in the Grampians Region

Grampians Health Culture & Benefit
At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.

We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.


  • Ararat office site and flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
  • Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
  • 5 weeks annual leave per year

How to apply
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APPLY or contact Anna Greene, Team Lead Prevention and Population Health, on for a confidential discussion.


All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask.

Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

  • Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people._

Selection Criteria

  • Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.

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