Epidemiologist

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time up to 12 months
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 3
**Remuneration**: $119,348.00 - $136,057.00, plus Superannuation
**Location**: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ366642
**Closing Date**: 8 January 2023 (11:59PM)

**Where you'll be working**
Health Protection NSW works to prevent exposure to, and minimise impact of, infectious and environmental hazards. HPNSW works closely with public health units in local health districts in the development, implementation and evaluation activities to protect public health.

**What you'll be doing**
The **Epidemiologist** is located within Health Protection NSW (HPNSW). The Epidemiologist will collaborate in the development and implementation processes and procedures for state-wide surveillance, analysis and reporting of notifiable conditions, such as COVID-19, Influenza, and other key communicable diseases. They will assist in the development of evidence-based prevention and control strategies and policy.

This position will also provide cross-branch advice and can be placed within any Health Protection unit to meet business needs.

You may be asked to undertake further assessments as part of the recruitment process for this position, which may include, but is not limited to, psychometric assessment (e.g. personality and cognitive abilities assessments) and/or particular work tasks.

**How to apply**
- Responses by addressing the selection criteria below
- An up-to-date resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role.
- 2x referees will need to be supplied prior to an offer being made.

**Selection Criteria**
- Post graduate qualifications in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or related discipline and/or relevant experience.
- Experience in communicable diseases epidemiology and surveillance methods, biostatistical methods and competent in the use of R, SAS or similar statistical package.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake data quality activities, prepare and analyse data using appropriate statistical methods, and prepare high quality epidemiological reports.
- High-level conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex information accurately.
- Good organisational skills and capacity to deliver high quality products within agreed timeframes.
- Strong inter-personal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills and experience in working effectively with stakeholders with competing priorities to achieve mutual outcomes.
- High-level oral and written communication skills with demonstrated effective report writing skills.

**Need more information?**

**Our Commitment to Diversity**

For more information, visit our Aboriginal Workforce Page or contact our Access and Inclusion Team.

To be eligible for employment in the role you must be one of the following. You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia:

- an Australian Citizen, or
- a permanent resident of Australia, or
- a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
- a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia

**COVID-19 Vaccination Compliancy**
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

To learn more about working at the NSW Health, please visit our career portal.

**Applications Close: 8 January 2023 (11:59PM)