Health Protection Officer

Updated: March 04, 2024 12:50 PM GMT

Full-time Job in Dunedin, Otago

Health New Zealand | Southern

Dunedin, New Zealand

Health Protection Officer – National Public Health Service

Public Health South – Invercargill, Queenstown or Dunedin

Salary - $70,842 - $100,466 + Kiwisaver
• Permanent, full time (1.0 FTE), 40 hours per week
• Use your passion for health and wellbeing in this community role!

Mō te tūranga | About the role

Āpiha Hauora Pāpori/Health Protection Officers hold responsibility for monitoring, compliance, operational policy implementation and providing evidence-based advice and information. An Āpiha Hauora Pāpori/Health Protection Officer’s work involves identifying and managing public health risks, including risk communication.
• Health Protection Officers work to improve, promote and protect the health of our population in the communities we serve with a focus on equity and Hauora Māori.
• Priorities and service delivery will be based on the needs of the community, alongside National Public Health Service and Te Whatu Ora priority areas. Health Protection activities will be... More Detail