Director, Communicable Diseases & Public Health

NT Health; Darwin; On-site; AUD 270,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

NT Health in Darwin seeks a Senior Staff Specialist in Public Health to provide strategic and operational leadership to the Centre for Disease Control, guiding efforts to prevent and control communicable diseases and notifiable conditions across the Northern Territory.

The role, classified at SMO2.1–SMO2.3, offers a high-impact opportunity to shape public health policy and responses within a dynamic government health system, with close collaboration across units and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic and operational leadership to the Centre for Disease Control to prevent and control communicable diseases and notifiable conditions in the Northern Territory.

Job description

NT Health in Darwin seeks a Senior Staff Specialist in Public Health to provide strategic and operational leadership to the Centre for Disease Control, guiding efforts to prevent and control communicable diseases and notifiable conditions across the Northern Territory.

The role, classified at SMO2.1–SMO2.3, offers a high-impact opportunity to shape public health policy and responses within a dynamic government health system, with close collaboration across units and external partners.