Location

Garden City Office Park, 2404 Logan Road, Eight Mile Plains, Metro South Hospital and Health Service

Type

Full-time

Salary/Remuneration

$144 991 - $151 289 per annum

Duties/ Responsibilities

Clinical/Technical
▪ Deliver specialised environmental health services across Metro South Health in accordance with accepted professional practices, legal and ethical requirements with a high degree of independence.
▪ Apply advanced level independent professional judgement regarding the assessment and planning of complex investigations and responses to public health risk.
▪ Demonstrate high-level leadership and mentoring to problem solve urgent and emergent complex issues and support staff across the team to be actively involved.

Collaboration, Teamwork & Consumer Engagement
▪ Provide specialised/advanced advice and direction to a team of Environmental Health Officers to ensure effective service delivery and quality outcomes applying change management, conflict resolution and negotiation skills where necessary.
▪ Implement succession planning, competency training and skill development within the environmental health team of the Metro South Public Health Unit.
▪ Foster a team environment to ensure achievement of Metro South Public Health Unit objectives including providing constructive and effective feedback which achieves solutions.
▪ Produce high quality written reports, documents, investigation reports and oral presentations as required and facilitate the completion of accurate and timely public health specific documentation.
▪ Represent environmental health team as a consultant and resource person on internal and external professional networks and/or committees as delegated by the Director.
▪ Ensure ongoing collaboration and relationship management for internal and external regulatory and public health stakeholders, including Metro South Health, Department of Health, HHS Public Health Units, Local Government, State Government Agencies (QPS, WHS etc) and industry (food, healthcare, medicines, pest management, environmental hazards, water, radiation health etc).

Individual and Work Unit Management
▪ Operationally and professionally coordinate a team of Environmental Health Officers including
responsibility for:
o Human resource activities including managing recruitment, orientation and performance appraisal and development as delegated by the Director/Team Leader.
o Prioritisation, workload allocation and assistance with staff rostering
▪ Actively contribute to workforce planning and resource management to meet service requirements.
▪ Prepare, analyse and interpret data and trends for workload allocation, service improvement, workforce

Planning, and resource allocation.
▪ Develop, monitor and report on environmental health practices and outcomes for the environmental health team through the collection, analysis and reporting of relevant data, key performance indicators and outcome measures.
▪ Ensure patients, community members and other staff are treated fairly and with mutual respect and understanding, regardless of cultural, religious, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.
▪ Follow defined service quality standards, occupational health and safety policies and procedures
relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.

Leadership
▪ Demonstrate leadership and expertise obtained through significant professional development activities, post graduate education or formal qualifications and actively pursues development and learning opportunities, including contribution to training of Environmental Health Officers and other health professionals.
▪ Utilise high level knowledge of contemporary trends in health workforce and service delivery to identify in consultation with the senior staff and executives, further opportunities to introduce and sustain innovative models of service delivery.
▪ Provide leadership and change management to support local implementation of innovate models of service delivery by engaging stakeholders, developing appropriate educational support materials and resources and effectively communicating new developments and outcomes.
▪ Lead the development and knowledge translation of evidence based professional practices, procedures, protocols and education materials to improve the delivery of public health services, in relation to speciality areas.
▪ Lead professional governance activities for the environmental health and broader public health teams.
▪ Supply strategic direction for environmental health and other related public health disciplines, in
accordance with Hospital and Health Service planning and state-wide priorities.

Service Improvement
▪ Lead innovative quality/service improvement activities and contribute to research of significant scope and importance to environmental and public health, seeking outcomes that influence standards of professional practice and the delivery of services to meet local needs and influence broader organisational and profession goals including publishing/presenting relevant work broadly.
▪ Advise senior management and other relevant stakeholders on environmental health needs and
initiatives with the aim to assist with the quality management and strategic development of the service.
▪ Contribute to the environmental health professional body of knowledge through research publication in peer review journals, and/or the delivery of research, and/or evidenced based practice project outcomes at professional or clinical conferences.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

To be successful in this position you will require:

• After hours work and participation in on-call arrangements are a requirement off the position.
• Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD): It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against the following vaccine preventable diseases during their employment (Health Employment Directive No. 01/16):
  o measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
  o varicella (chicken pox)
  o pertussis (whooping cough)
  o hepatitis B
• Possession of a tertiary degree (or equivalent) qualification from a recognised tertiary institution that is accredited by Environmental Health Australia or deemed eligible for appointment by the Queensland Health Environmental Health Officer Appointments Review Committee is a requirement for this role.
• This position requires the incumbent to operate a class C motor vehicle, and an appropriate licence
  endorsement to operate this type of vehicle is required. Proof of this endorsement must be provided before commencement of duty.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

How to apply

Please provide the following information to the panel to assess your suitability:
▪ A short written response (maximum 1-2 pages, dot points acceptable) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key responsibilities and meet the skill requirements of the role.

▪ Your current CV or resume, including two referees. You must seek approval prior to nominating a person as a referee.

▪ Late applications cannot be submitted online. For a late application to be considered, please arrange approval and submission via the contact person.

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Contact

Enquiries: Julia Arnold - 3156 4000

Location

Carrara, QLD

Type

Full-time

Salary/Remuneration

$161 540 - $167 217 per annum

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of environmental health service.

• Be responsible for the operational and resource management of the Environmental Health team.

• Delegate statutory responsibilities under public health legislations.

• Conceptualise and apply expert knowledge, judgement and strategic leadership.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

To be successful in this position you will require:

• Possession of a tertiary degree (or equivalent) qualification from a recognised tertiary institution that is accredited by Environmental Health Australia or deemed eligible for appointment by the Queensland Health Environmental Health Officer Appointments Review Committee is a requirement for this role
• Drivers Licence
• Evidence of vaccination, or be able to be vaccinated against and remain vaccinated against - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis and Hepatitis B
• Tuberculosis screening, to identify if the tuberculosis vaccination may be required
• Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed
• Criminal History Screening will be required for new employees (GCH will cover cost)

POSITION DESCRIPTION

How to apply

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Contact

Enquiries: Dr Kate Alexander (07 ) 5667 3283

Job Ad Reference: Job Ad reference: GC684073

Location

Launceston. TAS

Type

Full-time

Salary/Remuneration

$120,110 to $136,706 per annum* (Applicable from 13 July 2026)

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Investigating public health, food safety and environmental health matters and
  taking appropriate action in line with legislation, regulations and Council policy.
• Undertaking inspections, assessments, compliance activities and enforcement action as an authorised Council Officer.
• Providing timely specialist advice on public and environmental health matters to internal stakeholders, external agencies, businesses and the community.
• Preparing reports, notices, briefs of evidence and other regulatory documentation, and providing expert evidence in court where required.
• Working proactively with the community, businesses and industry to build understanding, support voluntary compliance and improve public health outcomes.
• Supporting emergency management and broader public health initiatives, including responses to incidents, outbreaks and emerging community risks.
• Contributing environmental health expertise to climate adaptation, resilience planning and continuous improvement across the team and organisation.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

We are looking for an experienced Environmental Health Officer who brings sound
technical knowledge, strong judgement and genuine care for the community to their
work. You demonstrate, through behaviour, an alignment with and understanding of
Our Values and have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• A Bachelor of Health Science in Environmental Health, or equivalent qualifications acceptable to the Director of Public Health, with the ability to accept authorisations and delegations as an Environmental Health Officer.
• At least three years’ experience working as an Environmental Health Officer across areas including food businesses, environmental nuisances, onsite wastewater systems and related public and environmental health matters.
• Strong knowledge of current public and environmental health legislation, guidelines, Australian Standards and codes of practice, and the ability to apply them in a compliance context.
• Strong investigative, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to prepare legal reports, manage competing priorities and work autonomously in the field.
• Well-developed communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to build positive relationships, influence outcomes and deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Strong computer skills, a current driver’s licence and the ability to meet role requirements including a Working with Vulnerable People card.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

How to apply

Your application should include a Cover Letter, your current Resume and a statement
(maximum two pages) addressing the highlighted Selection Criteria outlined in the
Position Description section of the Employment Information Pack. You must address
the Selection Criteria to be eligible for interview.

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Contact

For further information specific to this role, please contact Jess Emery, Team Leader
Environmental Health on 03 6323 3379, or jess.emery@launceston.tas.gov.au

Location

Cairns region,Far North Qld

Type

Flexible full-time

Salary/Remuneration

$5557.50 - $5798.90 / fortnight

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Demonstrates specialist environmental health clinical knowledge, skills and risk-based decision making to manage the day to day delivery of environmental health services, across multiple specialty areas and across multiple Districts and/or multiple sites, to develop evidence-based options and implement appropriate interventions and enforcement strategies, with minimal supervision.
• Provide high level specialist clinical advice and prepare comprehensive reports and submissions to management and key internal and external stakeholders on a daily basis. Represent environmental health on local, district, Area and Statewide committees as delegated.
• Operationally manage a team of environmental health officers and environmental health technicians or a multi-disciplinary team, including resource allocation to deliver environmental health programs, projects and research across multiple-Health Service Districts and/or multiple-sites.
• Apply advanced level leadership skills in environmental health through continual professional development and through reporting of outcomes and key learning's identified in the day to day delivery of environmental health services.

Qualifications / Selection criteria

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

How to apply

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Contact

Andrew.Daddona@health.qld.gov.au