Public Health Physician

Description

Provides the medical input into population-level planning for the prevention of health conditions, threats and disasters to maximise health across and within populations.

Description

Investigate, diagnose and treat complex medical conditions chiefly concerning internal human disorders and diseases using specialist testing, diagnostic and medical techniques, and provide medical input into managing public health issues and infectious disease outbreaks and control measures.

Tasks include

• Assesses and responds rapidly to urgent and evolving public health issues
• Leads teams, public health responses, programs, projects and organisations designed to address health inequity and population health outcomes
• Collects, analyses and applies data related to public health issues, and researches possible causes and links to other health determinants operating at the community level
• Develops strategies to assist the implementation of programs that will prevent disease or promote health in the community
• Advises senior public health officials about legislation and other strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of communities
• Designs and evaluates disease screening programs and disease and hazard surveillance systems
• Evaluates health services and public health programs, health technologies and interventions
• Advises and manages the public health management of environmental health risks
• Informs the management of public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks and control measures
• May advise and work in partnership on the public health issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples