Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
Site: Kalgoorlie Health Campus
MP Year 1-7 $139,932 to $186,790 p.a.
*includes base salary $115,028 to $157,053 pa, professional development allowance $10,472 pa and 11.5% employer contributed superannuation.
Senior Registrar Year 1-2, $204,757 to $214,046 pa*
*includes base salary $168,679 to $177,010 pa, professional development allowance $14,960 pa and 11.5% employer contributed superannuation.
Full time (80 hours per fortnight) salary as per WA Health System Medical Practitioners AMA Industrial Agreement 2022. Rates as of 1 July 2023.
Please note your level will be assessed based on your years of experience.
Applications Close: Monday 7 October 2024 at 4.00 pm WST
Fixed Term Full Time 1 FTE appointment for 12-months commencing in February 2025, with the possibility of extension(s).
POSITION PROFILE
As Trainee Registrar of Public Health, you will work with the Public Health Physician and Goldfields Public Health Unit to develop and support projects in disease control and immunisation.
A key function of this position will be to liaise with a variety of stakeholders including hospital clinicians, general practitioners, regional public health teams, sexual health teams and Aboriginal community-controlled health services whilst running screening programs and managing disease outbreaks.
You be will also be required to carry our epidemiological analysis, collaborate with Health promotion and Local Government to respond to other public health risk and provide education and advice to general practice, other health staff and community-based organisations in relation to public health issues such as environmental health and local government public health planning.
The successful applicant will work with a dynamic multidisciplinary public health team under the guidance of the Public Health Physician for the Goldfields Region. Particular issues include Trachoma, sexually transmitted diseases, TB and strong links with the NG Lands.
The position is accredited for Advanced Public Health Training with the RACP and has an active education program and strong culture of learning, research and academic achievement.
AREA PROFILE
The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the largest country health system in Australia and one of the biggest in the world, providing health services to approximately half a million people, including 45,000 Aboriginal people, over a vast two and a half million square kilometre area. The organisation comprises seven regions, with a strong network of public hospitals, health services and health centres located across rural and remote Western Australia. Our core business is the provision of quality, accessible health services to country WA residents and visitors.
REGION PROFILE
The Goldfields region of the WA Country Health Service covers the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia. The region is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia and covers 770,488 sq km (including offshore islands). The WA Country Health Service Goldfields consists of two main health campuses located in Kalgoorlie & Esperance, and three smaller hospitals located in Laverton, Leonora and Norseman. The Goldfields is a culturally rich region with a number of Aboriginal communities spread out across the region, 16 distinct Aboriginal language groups and an Aboriginal population that represents 12.3 per cent of our total population, with 1 in 10 people, on average, identifying as Aboriginal – this in comparison to the state average of 3.6 per cent. The region supports a wide range of industry, including mining, agriculture, aquaculture and tourism. Mining is the predominant sector in the central and northern parts of the region, with a well-established agricultural sector in the south.
Kalgoorlie is a historic city with a significant mining community with excellent community services and educational facilities.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):
FOR FURTHER JOB-RELATED INFORMATION
We encourage you to contact Dr Simon Slota-Kan, Public Health Physician on 0460 335 535 or email simon.slota-kan2@health.wa.gov.au
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
To apply for this vacancy now, please click "Apply Now" button below.
Please note applicants must have a current, valid email address to apply online. This email address will be used for communication with applicants. Emailed applications will not be accepted.
Applicants must provide the following documentation for the panel to assess based on merit:
Applicant documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process.
Multiple applications will not be considered in their entirety. Where multiple applications are uploaded, the last document to be uploaded will be the only document accepted and considered by the panel.
Applicants are advised that selection interviews may not be required.
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT A CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) / RESUME WILL BE INVALID.
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact MedCareersWA@health.wa.gov.au.
Recruitment agencies presenting medical practitioners to WACHS must be a WACHS approved supplier.
ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY
To be successful you will need to hold AHPRA registration and be eligible to enrol as an Advanced Trainee in the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine.
You will also need to have completed a Master of Public Health Medicine and have at least three years post-graduate medical experience.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of cultural issues and social determinants particularly relating to Aboriginal Health is a must.
OTHER CONDITIONS
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Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on 07/10/2024 AWST will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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