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• Department for Health and Wellbeing Public Health Division (PHD) – Communicable Disease Control Branch (CDCB), Specialist Services
• Salary: $243,212 to $320,467 (Pro-Rata) – MD2 – Part Time / Short Term Contract up to 30 June 2027

Overview:

To provide specialist medical and strategic advice on infectious disease prevention, surveillance, and control, and outbreak management, to contribute effectively to teaching/training, research and epidemiology and evaluation; and to advise departmental Executive, Health Chief Executives Council (HCEC), the Minister and government, with a focus on tuberculosis. To represent CDCB and PHD on DHW and State committees and South Australia at national meetings on infectious diseases prevention, surveillance, and control, and outbreak management.

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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.

Job ref: 938070

Criminal History Screening Requirement

• A ‘National Police Certificate’ NPC (also known as a ‘Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check’ NCCHC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment)

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category A (direct 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

• Some out of hours work will be required; the incumbent needs to be prepared to work out of hours and extra hours to assist filling a 24/7 roster and to support the management of notifiable diseases.
• Some intra and interstate travel may be required

Educational Minimum Requirements

• Registered with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration in a relevant field such as respiratory medicine, infectious diseases, general practice or public health medicine.

Please refer to pages 5–6 of the role description for further details on the essential minimum requirements.

Enquiries

Business Support PHD
Phone: 7425 5890
E-mail: Health.PHDBusinessSupport@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Saturday, 23 May 2026 – 11:55 PM

Attachments

• 938070 - Public Health Medical Consultant Tuberculosis .doc
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines