Public Health Research Specialist

2 weeks ago

Newcastle, Australia NSW Government -Hunter New England Local Health District Full time

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time up to 12 months
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 3
**Remuneration**: $122,850 - $139,559 per annum + 11% super + salary packaging
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ433217
**Applications Close**: Sunday 3rd March 2024

**About the job**:

- The position will provide expert surveillance, data analysis and information management in FluTracking. You will have the opportunity to lead key epidemiological analyses and publication of FluTracking data in Australia and contribute to the development and growth of FluTracking in Fiji, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Argentina.
- FluTracking is one of the largest online COVID-19 and Influenza-like illness surveillance system in the world FluTracking.net tracks over 100,000 people each week in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Argentina and generates over 3 million records per year creating the opportunity for a 'big data' approach to these analyses. FluTracking will be expanding to Fiji in 2023-24.
- In this role you will be supported by a manager, public health physician, and other analytical staff within the team. There will be on-the-job training and opportunities for professional development through work with Australian and international influenza and participatory surveillance experts. Population Health provides a culturally safe and supportive workplace. You will receive both face-to-face and mandatory online training.
- Based in the Health Protection Team in Hunter New England Population Health, you will work along-side world-class health professionals who are leaders in their chosen fields.
- Population Health monitors health threats and diseases, responds to environmental and communicable disease threats, and promotes policies, environments, and behaviours that improve health.

**About us**:
Based in the Health Protection Team in Hunter New England Population Health, you will work along-side world-class health professionals who are leaders in their chosen fields. Population Health monitors health threats and diseases, responds to environmental and communicable disease threats, and promotes policies, environments, and behaviors that improve health.

Population Health is located on the historic Wallsend Campus where you can enjoy free parking, daily coffee truck, outdoor seating and is closely located to the Hunter Expressway.

**About you**:

- You will bring your exceptional skills in:

- Analysis and public health surveillance
- Experience with statistical software packages such as SAS and R
- Epidemiology of influenza, COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses
- Problem solving, logical thinking skills, high level of attention to detail
- High level project management skills
- Time management and work prioritisation skills
- Communication and capacity to work in a small team
- Ensuring all work is conducted in a culturally appropriate and effective way for staff, clients and partners.

**Benefits**:

- Superannuation contributions 11%
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
- Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time)
- Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
- Working where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.

**Requirements**:

- Relevant postgraduate tertiary qualification in epidemiology and/or public health (Masters or Doctoral level).

**Need more information?**

**Information for Applicants**:
**This is a Category B position.** Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with **NSW Health policy directive** **PD2023_022: Occupational **Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases** for Category B positions prior to offer. **All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.**

**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). **New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.

**_HNE Health employees may be eligible for a

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