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• Department for Health and Wellbeing – Public Health – Communicable Disease Control Branch, Disease Surveillance & Investigation
• Multiclass – Full Time / Term Contract up to 30 June 2027

• $104,180 to $111,746 – AHP3 
• $101,285 to $107,078 – PO3

Overview:

The Tuberculosis Senior Public Health Officer:

• Provides high level epidemiology skills to meet organisational objectives and outcomes designed to control the occurrence of tuberculosis in affected Aboriginal Communities in South Australia.
• Works in close partnership with relevant Aboriginal community representatives, Aboriginal community controlled organisations and other agencies providing services to at-risk Aboriginal populations in SA
• Is responsible for the analysis, interpretation and internal reporting of tuberculosis data to the Department of Health and Wellbeing, DHSs Chief Executive and South Australia’s Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO). Data Sources are located at CALHNs South Australian Tuberculosis (SA TB) Statewide Clinical Services, therefore official State and National reporting sits within this department.
• Ensuring case data and close contact outcome information are provided to Aboriginal communities through their community controlled health services, in a way that is relevant to them.
• Is required to provide epidemiological expertise in investigations of tuberculosis disease trends that will inform investigations of tuberculosis clusters and subsequent control activities that may be required.  
• Supports reporting systems and quality improvement programmes relating to tuberculosis.   
• Provides strategic epidemiology leadership and participates in investigations of tuberculosis clusters and Statewide public health actioned aimed at controlling the spread of tuberculosis. 
• Contribute tuberculosis data to state and national committees/sub-committees, as well as working groups if/as needed.
• Flexibility to support other parts of Disease Surveillance and Investigation Section, in times of surge.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 889305

Criminal History Screening Requirement

• A National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving ‘Unsupervised Contact with Vulnerable Groups’ is required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• A DHS ‘Working With Children Check’ (WWCC) is required for this position

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Special Conditions

• The incumbent will be required to participate in an after-hours on-call roster; some out-of-hours work will be required. 
• Intrastate/interstate travel may be required. 
• Core business hours are between 0830 to 1700, Monday to Friday.
• Must be ready and willing to assist in managing disease outbreaks within the community which may   include travel within South Australia. 

Additionally for AHP3 :

• Appropriate post-graduate degree or equivalent qualification usually in mathematics/statistics or health sciences that leads to recognition as an epidemiologist.

Additionally for PO3 :

• Must hold an appropriate degree in Science and a post-graduate qualification in epidemiology or public health.

Enquiries

Business Support Officer

Phone:  7425 5890

E-mail:  Health.PHCDCBusinessSupport@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Sunday, 19 January 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

• 889305 - AHP3 Tuberculosis Principal Epidemiologist – Public Health – Role Description.pdf
• 889305 - PO3 Tuberculosis Principal Epidemiologist – Public Health – Role Description.pdf
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines