Surveillance Officer

Fixed term full time or part time, fixed term until 30 June 2025
- Hybrid working environment
- Base salary + salary packaging + super (pro-rata for part time)

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the** **North Eastern Public Health Unit (NEPHU)**

NEPHU is one of nine public health units in Victoria: three in metropolitan Melbourne and six covering regional Victoria. Together these units form a coordinated network, working in partnership with the Department of Health to deliver a comprehensive public health program for Victoria. The NEPHU is led and coordinated by Austin Health with responsibility spanning approximately 1.81m people living in the northeast of metropolitan Melbourne. We work collaboratively to improve the health and wellbeing of the NEPHU population through health promotion, prevention and protection activity. We do this through evidence informed population and place-based responses to current and emerging health needs and emergencies. In this way we contribute to a vision of active connected and safe communities for all - with healthy places, healthy people and a healthier tomorrow. The NEPHU is proud of its diverse multidisciplinary team who provide a service across extended hours seven days per week.

**About the role**

The Surveillance Officer will provide support for surveillance activities relating to communicable diseases and notifiable conditions. This role will assist the management of communicable diseases by effectively and efficiently participating in data collection, data review, data management and data quality activities.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

- Tertiary qualifications in a public health, environmental health, epidemiology, other health or related field
- Sound technology literacy, including O365 suite and the ability to quickly learn and master online data reporting and record management tools
- Demonstrated experience in collecting and reporting on notifiable communicable disease data
- Familiarity with Public Health reporting platforms and information systems
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team with different levels of staff, other stakeholders and community members, establishing and maintaining collaborative professional relationships

**Our benefits**

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options
- Flexible, hybrid working arrangements

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