Public Health Executive Director - Communicable Diseases

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

Job summary

NT Health's Centre for Disease Control in Darwin is seeking an Executive Director of Communicable Diseases to provide strategic and operational leadership across the CDC and Public Health Division. The role will shape prevention and control of communicable diseases across the Northern Territory, guiding policy and practice.

You'll report to the Chief Health Officer, work with senior government and national agencies, and lead high-performing teams to protect community health.

Qualifications

• Eligible for registration as a medical practitioner in the Northern Territory.
• Public health specialist qualification (Fellowship of AFPHM).
• At least four years of full-time staff specialist experience.
• Strong knowledge of communicable diseases, outbreak control and transmission.
• Proven leadership of multiple teams and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the CDC and Public Health Division.
• Manage Public Health Units across the NT, including recruitment and performance management.
• Advise NT Health executives, stakeholders and the Minister through the Chief Health Officer.
• Represent NT on national public health committees.
• Assume Chief Human Biosecurity Officer responsibilities during absences.
• Support postgraduate education, epidemiological research and public health evaluation.
• Promote a positive workplace culture and uphold service quality and safety.

Skills

Public health leadership

Medical practitioner

Staff Specialist experience

Interagency collaboration

Education

Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine

Job description

NT Health's Centre for Disease Control in Darwin is seeking an Executive Director of Communicable Diseases to provide strategic and operational leadership across the CDC and Public Health Division. The role will shape prevention and control of communicable diseases across the Northern Territory, guiding policy and practice.

You'll report to the Chief Health Officer, work with senior government and national agencies, and lead high-performing teams to protect community health.