Agency Department of Health Work unit Public Health Division – Centre for

Disease Control

Job title Executive Director Communicable Designation Senior Specialist Public Health Medicine

Diseases

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 01/03/2027

Salary $270,033 - $298,705 Location Darwin

Position number 1786 RTF 360440 Closing 22/11/2026

Contact Paul Burgess, Adj Prof at [email protected]

About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=360440

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

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

Context statement

Reporting to the Chief Health Officer (CHO), this key leadership position leads CDC activities across the NT and provides expert public health advice and strategic direction to diverse stakeholders and Minister for Health through the Chief Health

Officer and Chief Executive of NT Health. This role represents the NT on national committees including Humann Biosecurity and the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia.

Key duties and responsibilities

- Contribute to high level strategic and public health leadership within the Public Health Division and CDC.
- Manage Public Health Units NT-wide, including recruitment and performance management of staff, training,





development and capacity building for staff, CDC section heads, registrars and students.

- Represent the NT nationally in relevant fora including the Communicable Disease Network of Australia and other national committees as required. Assumes responsibility as the Chief Human Biosecurity Officer for the NT and provides coverage for CHO absences.
- Continuing peer education and involvement in post-graduate training and supervision in public health, and epidemiological and public health research and evaluation.
- Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
- Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria

Essential

- Eligible for registration as a medical practitioner in the Northern Territory.
- Specialist qualification in Public Health, such as Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine.
- At least four years of full time service in medical practice as a Staff Specialist.
- Significant knowledge and experience of communicable diseases and their transmission and outbreak control.
- Proven ability to lead multiple teams across a unit, with high level administrative interpersonal and organisational skills and experience with data management.
- Proven ability to interact with national and local agencies, and with individual stakeholders.

Desirable

- Experience in public health outbreak management.
- Experience in media engagement and public speaking.

Further information

Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B

(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.

📌 Executive Director Communicable Diseases (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Health
📍 Darwin