• Indigenous & Multicultural Services (Community Services & Development)
• Full time
• $140,000 – $150,000 per year Full Time/Part Time

About VACCHO

VACCHO is the peak representative for the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria.

We have 33 member Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations providing support to over 78,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the state. We lead and support Aboriginal Community Control and the broader health and social services sector to deliver transformative health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal communities in Victoria. We are a centre of expertise, policy advice, training, innovation and leadership in Aboriginal health and wellbeing. And we'd love you to join us!

About the role

The VACCHO Public Health Registrar supports the Public Health Medical Officer(s) in their role of:

Providing high-level public health expertise and advice to all program areas of VACCHO and supporting clinical quality improvement in VACCHO’s member ACCOs; Supporting the quality improvement of health services to Aboriginal Victorians through continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes, sector capacity building, and advocacy to governments; Actively contributing to expert advisory bodies, CQI projects, and health protection activities.

Key duties for this role will include providing guidance, advice, and support on a wide range of public health issues at local, state and national levels to VACCHO members, board, staff and other stakeholders.

Essential skills / experiences

• A Medical degree, and current registration as a Medical Practitioner with AHPRA.
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications or demonstrated experience in general practice or public health, preferably in in a community and public health context.
• Experience engaging with the ACCO sector to develop strategies aimed at improving health and wellbeing outcomes especially in primary health and social and emotional wellbeing.
• Experience providing independent advice to organisations on matters of clinical practice, including the translation and application of health information and clinical guidelines.
• Experience supporting the development of resources and workflows that improve ACCO sustainability, including supporting clinics with Medicare billing, access to clinical supervision, and investigating opportunities to improve workforce supply.
• Currently enrolment in the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) Advanced Training Program, or have/will meet the eligibility requirements for the AFPHM Advanced Training Program as per the RACP AFPHM Program Requirements Handbook requirements prior to commencement in the position

Desirable:

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples with the above medical credentials are strongly encouraged to apply as your cultural and lived experiences are central to the work we do.

Benefits

• Working for Community in a culturally safe Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation, recently accredited as a Great Place To Work for the second consecutive year.
• Access to generous employee benefits including Not for Profit salary packaging entitlements (see below), leave loading, additional leave entitlements including cultural leave, and bonus Christmas leave if employed at VACCHO into the following year.
• Organisational early finish Fridays (4pm) and flexible working arrangements considered.
• Inner-city Collingwood office, with wellness spaces and end of trip facilities available.

VACCHO is committed to welcoming and embracing the diversity of cultures, identities, gender, sex, and sexually diverse identities and expressions, experiences, beliefs, and values of all people.

About Salary Packaging

As a Public Benevolent Institute (PBI), we are able to offer generous tax concessions to our staff. For further information, please click here:
https://www.salarypackagingplus.com.au/EmployeeServices/CategoriesAndBenefits#!/PBI&charities

Other employment related information

Employment is subject to a satisfactory and ongoing police records check (international where relevant) and Working with Children Check.

Applications close: As advertised. Please note we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications and therefore encourage early applications.

We believe in the right for all people to be treated with the respect and dignity at all times, and that all people who work for, govern or undertake work at or visit us should at all times feel safe and included.

Visit us here for more info: https://www.vaccho.org.au/

Get in touch

If this sounds like you, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Public Health Registrar enquiry via EthicalJobs and ask for the position description. To apply, click the "Apply Now" button.

A position description is attached.