Public Health Medicine Registrar

About the Role

Appointment as public health medicine registrar in the Grampians Public Health Unit (GPHU) provides an exciting opportunity to have a vital training role experiencing the GPHU’s functions and culture. Hosted by Grampians Health, the GPHU is a local public health unit covering the Grampians region and is part of a state-wide restructure of public health delivery in Victoria. GPHU staff specialists provide their judgement, energy, expertise and advice in a number of ways as the GPHU responds to communicable conditions and threats to health, and prevention and population health imperatives in our region. Given the established state of the local public health units in Victoria, a public health medicine registrar’s experience includes a training focus in one or more of the GPHU’s pillars covering the breadth of public health practice:

• Health protection - communicable conditions and environmental health

• Health Promotion and disease prevention - commencing with considering primary and secondary prevention of key conditions responsible for high levels of morbidity and mortality in our community, such as ischaemic heart disease and cancer, and incorporating Grampians region’s health promotion priorities in alignment with Grampians Region Population Health Plan

• Population health and its social determinants - including work to enhance the health and well-being of priority communities including children, older people, First Nations Australians, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and numerous other sub-groups warranting targeted prevention and population health attention, all for whom our work also incorporates Grampians population health priorities. Our work is underpinned by values of sustainability, equity, quality and evaluation of all we do. From our first day of operations the GPHU has worked in partnership with multi-sector stakeholders (inside and outside health and inside and outside government) also seeking to optimise the health and well-being of our citizens 3 across our region. In doing so the GPHU has supported local leaders to lead their communities to respond to public health matters and build local resilience and capacity to confront other population health challenges. This is a Public Health Medicine specialist training position where the registrar will learn about the professional responsibilities of clinical leadership and development, core competencies of the public health medicine, teaching and training as well as administrative requirements. At GPHU, public health medicine registrar will work with GPHU staff specialists and highly skilled diversely-qualified professionals including in epidemiology, health promotion, health protection, logistics, administration, and communication and engagement. The Public health medicine registrar will also have several opportunities of engaging with other public health medical officers of all the other 8 local public health units across Victoria via various public health related working groups and meetings. Please see the position description for more information about the key accountabilities and essential criteria.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of GPHU functions across health protection, disease prevention, and population health

• Assist in managing and responding to notifiable and emerging communicable diseases

• Analyse and interpret public health data to inform proactive interventions

• Participate in research, surveillance, and evaluation to identify and mitigate public health risks

• Contribute to health promotion initiatives aligned with regional priorities

• Build capacity in population health, clinical epidemiology, and emergency response

• Support stakeholder engagement with health services, local government, community organisations and peak bodies

• Participate in the GPHU on-call roster and meet AFPHM training requirements

Skills and Experience

Essential

• General registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA)

• Master’s degree in Public Health (or equivalent)

• Eligible for, or currently undertaking, advanced training with the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM)

Desirable

• Experience in communicable disease investigations and outbreak response

• Ability to communicate public health risks clearly to diverse audiences, including media

• Research, quality assurance, or clinical audit experience

• Strong stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here

 

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Saman Farahangiz, Director Population & Public Health on 0428901187 for a confidential discussion. 

Job applications close: 11 August 2025

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.