Senior Health Promotion and Prevention Officer
4 weeks ago
The Senior Health Promotion and Prevention Officer will play a key role in developing and implementing priority health promotion, prevention, and early intervention strategies and projects that positively impact health and wellbeing across the North Eastern Public Health Unit (NEPHU) catchment.
This fixed-term role works closely with the Department of Health, Victorian health agencies and services, local government, community organisations, other Local Public Health Units, and relevant NEPHU program areas, applying an evidence-based, collaborative, and adaptive approach that supports outcome-oriented public health initiatives.
The position will work across a variety of health promotion and prevention functional areas, including advocacy, community awareness and education, capacity development, partnerships and networks, data and intelligence, and systems and access.
About YouTo be successful in this role, you will have:
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant field, such as health promotion, public health, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience in the health prevention and promotion sector, with a strong understanding of the health and/or social services sectors in Victoria.
- Knowledge of the population health, promotion, prevention, and early intervention frameworks, plans, and policies, and the ability to operationalise these into practice.
- Experience in project and program management, with a proven ability to develop, manage, and deliver projects at all stages.
- Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to negotiate, influence, facilitate, and problem-solve.
- Demonstrated consultative and collaborative approach, with a proven ability to build productive working relationships with a range of stakeholders and work as part of a team to influence outcomes.
- Proven ability to manage competing demands, with outstanding organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to use discretion, maintain confidentiality, and practice ethical conduct.
- High degree of information technology literacy.
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education, and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse, and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities.
We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+, and people of all ages and cultures.
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