Position Details


Reference Number 177180
Position Title Public Health Team Leader
Employment Status Temporary Part Time
Program Public Health & Healthcare Partnerships
Location All Sites
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 64
Position Summary
  • Be part of the growing team at the Barwon South West Public Health Unit as the Public Health Team Leader
  • Rewarding opportunity to direct, coordinate and support the Public Health Officers at the largest employee in the Geelong region
  • Part-time 64 hours until Jan 2024

About the Facility

Barwon Public Health Unit is part of the Victoria's Local Public Health Units working with the Department of Health to keep their local communities healthy, safe and well.

They use local knowledge, community-based relationships and direct engagement to effectively tailor and deliver public health initiatives and respond to incidents and issues within their local area.

Barwon Public Health Unit was established in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to manage local cases and outbreaks of COVID-19. From July 2022, the unit has begun undertaking additional public health responsibilities for various other notifiable conditions.

About the role

The Public Health Team Leader role is responsible for the daily coordination of the notifications and/or outbreaks of notifiable conditions and the associated public health functions. Ensuring the delivery of high quality, responsive and evidence-based end to end care that meets professional, organisational, legal and ethical standards in order to optimise health outcomes for the community of Barwon South West. The Team Leader directs, coordinates and supports the Public Health Officers responding to notifications and/or outbreaks of notifiable conditions in their role.  The Team Leader is also responsible in the development and implementation of processes and polices to support the management of notifiable conditions and border public health functions.

About the Culture

Just 45 minutes from Melbourne by road, you will have a lifestyle that offers you the best of city/country blend.  Experience how friendly and welcoming Geelong can be and enjoy its diverse cultural and sporting activities. Barwon Health offers opportunity to be part of a growing regional service and a progressive organisation with an eye on the future.  We support all employees with professional development and growth.

Barwon Health staff benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Access to employee wellness facility
  • Salary packaging
  • Social club
  • Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne! Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) and means “Tongue of Land”.

  • Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
  • High standard of schooling options throughout the area
  • A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
  • Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
  • To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website. 

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, Please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.

Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Leadership experience, within the public health, environmental health, other health or related field
Essential: Demonstrated interest in infectious disease management and Public Health
Essential: Proven experience working in, leading and managing a dynamic team which works effectively within an interdisciplinary environment
Essential: Ability to work a rotating roster, on-call, with flexibility as part of a surge response as required
Essential: Critical thinking and problem-solving skills and the ability to use clinical knowledge and sound judgement in complex and novel situations
Essential: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with attention to detail and the ability to use sound judgement in responding to consumer issues and concerns
Essential: Data management experience across multiple IT platforms
Desirable: Relevant post-graduate qualification (or working towards, eg. Masters in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Service Management
Desirable: Public Health, Communicable Disease experience highly desirable
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.
Contact Person Holly Wardlaw 
Contact Person Job Title  
Contact Number (03) 4215 2473 
Contact Email holly.wardlaw@barwonhealth.org.au 
Closing Date 25/01/2023
Position Description
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.