Assistant Director Health Surveillance

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Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.Base pay rangeA$120,303.00 / yr - A$135,701.00 / yrThe RoleThe Assistant Director Health Surveillance will report to the Director Force Health Protection within the Health Protection and Policy (HPP) Branch.

The Role will oversee the functions of the Health Surveillance cell, by providing guidance into the development and implementation of the Health Surveillance system.

It will include overseeing the collection of data, and analysing health trends to identify potential health risks, compromising the health and safety of the ADF.

The role will include assessing and reviewing current data sources within the ADF and liaising with other teams to leverage existing data collection, extraction and analysis capability.The Assistant Director will be responsible to ensure timely reporting to key stakeholders within ADF and relevant external public health authorities.The Role will work closely with the other four cells of the Directorate to support their functions.

It will support the training and development of the ADF public health workforce.

The Role will include external stakeholder liaison to gain insights into other health surveillance systems, this will include liaison with ADF partner nations to understand concepts of their health surveillance systems.Applicants will be needing to be able to be suitable to acquire and maintain a security clearance at "Negative Vetting Level 1".About our TeamThe Force Health Protection Directorate sits within the Health Protection and Policy Branch, Joint Health Command.

This newly established Directorate will be responsible for supporting and delivering force health protection capability to optimise the health and health readiness of ADF members.The Directorate has five cells : Health Surveillance, Public Health and Disease Control, Environmental Health, Occupational and Musculoskeletal injury, and Health Promotion.

The Directorate will coordinate an ADF wide health surveillance system to support the development of relevant policy and programmes.

It will provide technical advice and actionable insights on disease burden and prevention strategies.

It will provide operational support for the delivery of population health activities and public health response within the ADF.Our Ideal CandidateOur ideal candidate is a motivated and enthusiastic individual who can work effectively alone and as part of a team.They will have a strong background and experience in health surveillance systems to be able to apply it in the context of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to define health status and determine disease burden affecting capability.They will have extensive experience in analysing and reporting against required outputs.They will have a sound understanding of health in the military context, and frame strategies and outputs appropriate to each context.They will demonstrate a sound understanding of compliance with legislative frameworks, government direction, policy requirements and the ADF mission.They will be able to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, planners and policy makers in the ADF, and with relevant stakeholders in the public sector.For further information please review the job information pack, reference DPG / 04776 / 25 on levelSeniority levelNot ApplicableEmployment typeEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionJob functionAdministrative, General Business, and OtherIndustriesGovernment Administration and Government Relations ServicesReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Defence Australia by 2xGet notified about new Health Director jobs in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia A$139,681.00-A$167,659.00 2 weeks agoExecutive Director – Regulatory Operations Division SES Band 1Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2 weeks agoAssociate Director Education and Organisational Development - QueanbeyanQueanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 10 hours agoAssociate Director Education and Organisational Development - QueanbeyanQueanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 1 week agoCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2 weeks agoAssistant Director Compliance and EnforcementCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2 days agoTurner, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 1 week agoAirport Manager - Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA (Relocation up to $10,000)Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia A$155,000.00-A$155,000.00 3 days agoCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia A$95,395.00-A$108,365.00 3 days agoRegistered Nurse Level 4 Grade 3 - Assistant Director of Nursing PaediatricsHughes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 3 days agoTurner, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 1 week agoRegistered Nurse Level 4 Grade 3 - Assistant Director of Nursing PaediatricsCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 3 days agoCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 1 week agoCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 1 week agoEL1 Assistant Director - Policy and Consultation GroupCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia A$125,811.00-A$139,900.00 3 weeks agoCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2 days agoConsultant Psychologist - headspace Early PsychosisTurner, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 1 week agoMEP Senior Cost Manager / Quantity SurveyorCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 1 week agoCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 4 weeks agoWe're unlocking community knowledge in a new way.

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