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The Position
Job Reference: 1346
Position Title: Epidemiologist
Classification: HS5 - HS6
Salary per hour (exc. super): $46.99 - $55.91
Hours per fortnight: 76
Employment Status: Ongoing Full Time
Closing date: 18/10/2024
The Loddon-Mallee Public Health Unit
The Loddon-Mallee Public Health Unit (LMPHU) works to keep our regional community healthy, safe and well. We use local knowledge, community-based relationships and direct engagement to effectively tailor and deliver public health initiatives and respond to incidents and issues within the Loddon-Mallee region.
First established in 2020 to manage local cases and outbreaks of COVID-19, LMPHU now has a wider range of responsibility for the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases and health threats. LMPHU works in partnership with primary, acute and community health services, state government agencies, local governments and local communities to promote health and wellbeing, and tackle inequalities in health, for all those living in the Loddon-Mallee region.
The Position
The Epidemiologist plays a vital role in data collation, analysis, and presentation. While predominantly working on communicable diseases, there will be expectations to provide similar supports across environmental health, prevention and population health functions.
The Epidemiologist will use sound epidemiological principles to analyse the impact of prevention and control policies, develop and refine strategies to maximise the outputs of policies programs and provide high-level advice to the public health unit and key stakeholders. The position works closely across teams to develop and implement processes and procedures for region-wide surveillance and reporting.
Key duties of the epidemiologist will be to:
Support the LMPHU in evidence based decision making by producing epidemiological analysis, profiling and modelling of factors that influence public health in the Loddon Mallee region.
Provide epidemiological support and advice to the LMPHU by investigating links between cases, and transmission dynamics in clusters.
Analyse and share knowledge of the epidemiology of communicable diseases and other disease threats relevant to the LMPHU.
Maintain situational awareness of evolving communicable disease and public and population health issues in Victoria, Australia and overseas.
Oversee data extraction and produce reports and visualisations to support the activities of the LMPHU.
Application of epidemiological processes to produce outcomes or research designed to address public health issues.
Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.
Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.
Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
Your New Division
Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.
Bendigo Region
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you! Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.
Need more information? Please contact Anura Jayasinghe on 0452 485 425 for a confidential discussion.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
Position Description: HERE
Allied Health Credentialing and Scope of Practice: HERE