Senior Health Promotion and Prevention Officer
1 month ago
Interested in a career in public health and health promotion? The Senior Health Promotion and Prevention Officer role might be for you
Are you a current Austin Health employee?
If yes, please log in to the Austin Health careers website via ‘Employee Login’ using your network log in details to search, view and apply for all career opportunities available.
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.
About Austin Health
Austin Health is recognised for high-quality, person-centred care. We're renowned for our specialist work in cancer, transplantation, infectious diseases, obesity, sleep medicine, intensive care medicine, neurology, endocrinology, mental health and rehabilitation.
We're the largest Victorian provider of training for specialist physicians and surgeons, and internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in hospital-based research.
Our services are delivered to patients across four main sites in Melbourne, in locations across our community, in people's homes, and within regional hospitals across Victoria.
We aim to provide an inclusive culture where all staff can contribute to the best of their ability and strive to develop further. We recognise that our people are our greatest strength. We want them to thrive, be their best selves and feel engaged, safe and empowered. To achieve this, diversity and inclusion is essential to our culture and our values. You can view our current Diversity and Inclusion Plan here.
About North Eastern Public Health Unit (NEPHU)
The 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 Healthy people, healthy places, and a healthier tomorrow.
The NEPHU is proud of its diverse multidisciplinary team who provide a service across extended hours seven days per week. Participation in a 7-day roster during periods of public health emergency may be required of all staff.
About the role
The Senior Health Promotion and Prevention Officer will take a leading role in the planning, implementation and evaluation of priority health promotion, prevention and early intervention strategies and projects that positively impact health and wellbeing across the NEPHU catchment.
This fixed term role (until June 2025) 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 you
As the Senior Health Promotion and Prevention Officer, you'll bring with you:
- Tertiary qualification in any of the following (or similar): Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion), Bachelor of Public Health Promotion, Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion, Bachelor of Health Science (Health Promotion).
- Demonstrated experience in the health prevention and promotion sector.
- Working understanding of the health and/or social services sectors in Victoria and knowledge of the population health, promotion, prevention and early intervention.
- Understanding of the social determinants of health, public health frameworks, plans and polices, and demonstrated ability to operationalise these into practice.
- Experience in the application of contemporary frameworks and approaches to project and program management
- Proven ability to develop, manage and deliver projects at all stages from conceptualisation through design, implementation, evaluation, dissemination of outcomes and integration into changed or improved practice.
- Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills, including ability to negotiate, influence, facilitate and problem solve.
- Demonstrated consultative and collaborative approach and 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.
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:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Work with us
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.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: (include hiring manager name and contact details).
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description here for further details.
Application closing date: 25 October 2024
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