Environmental Health Officer

at  Queensland Health

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland. Our purpose is ‘great care every day’.

REQUIREMENTS:

• The successful applicant must hold a tertiary degree (or equivalent) qualification that is accredited by Environmental Health Australia or deemed eligible for appointment by the Queensland Health Environmental Health Officer Appointments Review Committee.
• For establishment management purposes, under Schedule 1 of the Health Practitioner Enterprise Agreement (2007), this position is deemed to be of the discipline Environmental Health Officer.
• Some travel will be required due to the geographical scope of the position, including stays of up to two weeks in remote Indigenous communities. A corporate vehicle is available for booking on a priority needs basis.
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.
• Probation period may apply.
• Pre-employment checks will be conducted.
  Please refer to the Role Description for further details.
  Why make the change?
  Appreciate the change of pace as you immerse yourself in a tropical North Queensland lifestyle.
  Discover all Townsville has to offer!
  Interested?
  Contact: Damien Farrington on 07 4433 6920.
  Apply ONLINE by: Sunday 16 June 2024.
  Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

• Deliver routine regulatory and non-regulatory environmental health services across the area to protect, promote and prevent risks to the community arising from environmental health hazards that impact on the natural and built environment and human health. This position will be involved in working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander communities.
• Provide routine advice on environmental health matters to internal and external stakeholders, commensurate with the level of experience.

The ideal applicant will be someone who has proven ability and can demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge of, or ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of environmental health legislation, inspectorial functions, policies, procedures and contemporary environmental health issues.
• Demonstrated experience, or the ability to rapidly gain experience in conducting investigations, inspections, audits, projects, surveys, and legal prosecutions.
• Effective written and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to effectively and sensitively communicate with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
• Ability to implement projects and research on contemporary environmental health issues and provide competent advice to internal and external stakeholder.
• Ability to both work autonomously and self-manager work activities and to work in a multi-disciplinary team to address public health issues.