Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 5692
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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About North Eastern Public Health Unit (NEPHU)
The NEPHU is one of nine public health units in Victoria: three in metropolitan Melbourne and six covering regional Victoria. Together these units form a coordinated network, working in partnership with the Department of Health to deliver a comprehensive public health program for Victoria. The NEPHU is hosted and supported by Austin Health with responsibility spanning approximately 1.81m people living in the northeast of metropolitan Melbourne. We work collaboratively to improve the health and wellbeing of the NEPHU population through health promotion, prevention and protection activity.
The NEPHU is proud of its diverse multidisciplinary team who provide a service across extended hours seven days per week. Participation in a 7-day roster during periods of public health emergency may be required of all staff.
About the role
The Public Health Registrar at the NEPHU is a highly valued member of the Medical and Epidemiology branch and is a key part of the team undertaking end to end management of cases, contacts and outbreaks of notifiable conditions in the NEPHU catchment. Under the supervision of public health physicians and medical specialists, the public health registrar conducts risk assessments, provides public health advice in line with Victorian Department of Health protocols and participates in incident management teams to rapidly control the spread of disease. The registrar serves as a key point of escalation for operational teams regarding communicable disease queries and is required to participate in an after-hours on-call roster for communicable disease notifications and public health management advice.
A regular day will see you:
About you
You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in public health practice. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
Victorian AFPHM Registrar Coordinated Recruitment Process
The North Eastern Public Health Unit is participating in the Victorian AFPHM Registrar Coordinated Recruitment Process for 2027. This coordinated approach supports applicants who wish to apply to multiple participating organisations by aligning recruitment timelines and improving the efficiency and transparency of the recruitment process.
Applicants must submit a separate application to each participating organisation they wish to be considered for. Applications close at 11:59 pm on Sunday 16 August 2026.
Interviews for participating organisations will be conducted between Monday 17 August and Friday 28 August 2026. Each organisation will manage its own interview process, which may vary.
Offers will be made between Monday 31 August and Friday 11 September 2026. Candidates may receive initial offers from more than one participating organisation and will be given a specified timeframe to accept or decline an offer. Once an offer is accepted, the candidate will be withdrawn from the coordinated recruitment process and will not receive further offers from other participating organisations.
Candidates may choose to decline all initial offers. While further offers may be made during the recruitment period, this cannot be guaranteed.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Claire Gordon, Clinical Lead at [email protected]
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Sunday 16 August 2026