Infectious Diseases Case Manager HM
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- Public Health Management
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- REQ698330 Requisition #
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- 1 day ago Post Date
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $46.06 - $61.28 per hour Plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ698330
Location: Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick
Application Close Date: 26 October 2026
To be considered for this position you must be an employee of NSW Health and its Affiliated Health Organisations.
The Role
The Public Health Officer is part of the Public Health Unit’s infectious diseases team, working closely with the Infectious Diseases Registered Nurses to control the spread of infectious diseases within the community in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.
The role will share the rotational Operations Lead within the team, and will respond to notifications of notifiable disease under the Public Health Act, provide high level professional infectious diseases follow up and case management, and assist the development of contingency plans for disease outbreaks. The role will also participate in the infectious diseases team on-call roster and shift work.
Additional Benefits:
· Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, Novated Leasing; and Discounted Private Health Insurance.
· Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
· Health & wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
Selection Criteria
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in health or public health or demonstrated previous work experience in public health or a combination of study and work experience.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of current processes in communicable diseases, immunisation, infection control or related area in public health.
- Highly developed organisational skills, with a demonstrated ability to prioritise workload including for the team, meet conflicting deadlines and work independently and within a team.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.
- Demonstrated excellent written skills particularly in history-taking and interviewing, and demonstrated excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to build rapport and hold difficult conversations with contacts over the phone.
- Demonstrated excellent attention to detail in all aspects of work including documentation.
- Demonstrated excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office suite including Microsoft TEAMS, Word, Excel and Outlook and embedded office software.
- Demonstrated experience in quality improvement activities.
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For role related queries or questions, please contact Tracey Papa via email at Tracey.Papa@health.nsw.gov.au
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Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-PaCH@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information For Applicants
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
- We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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