Public Health Physician

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role 

Are you looking for an opportunity to contribute to better public health outcomes across Gippsland? Join the Gippsland Region Public Health Unit (GRPHU), auspiced by Latrobe Regional Health, and work alongside communities and partners to protect and improve the health and wellbeing of people across the region. 

The Gippsland Region Public Health Unit is seeking a Public Health Physician to join our team on a full time fixed-term basis from January 2027 until November 2027. Part-time options considered. 

The Public Health Physician is a key leadership role within the Gippsland Region Public Health Unit (GRPHU) and provides an opportunity to work across the public health pillars of prevention, promotion, and protection in a regional area.

Sitting within the Medical and Research team and working closely with the Health Protection and Strategy and Intelligence teams, the role provides medical leadership for communicable disease response and outbreak management and control using surveillance and data analysis to rapidly identify public health risks and appropriately prioritise response. 

The position works with the general infectious diseases and infection prevention and control services at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) and across Gippsland, as well as other prevention, health promotion and research regional partners, health services, community organisations and local government to achieve an integrated, strengthened, equitable public health response across the region, The role contributes to a coordinated regional public health system by strengthening partnerships, building local capacity and using evidence to inform action.

The role of the Public Health Physician is to: 

• Provide medical leadership for communicable disease prevention and control

• Address and act on health inequalities within Gippsland
• Partake in risk communication focused on improving outcomes
• Represent GRPHU at key community events, regional forums and external meetings
• Plan and support innovative research in public health

About you 

Ideal candidates for this role will: 

• Hold registration as a Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Hold current Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) or equivalent experience in public health or infectious diseases or completed AFPHM requirements and awaiting Fellowship or completing the final year of public health medicine training.
• Have experience working in public health medicine and/or infectious diseases and public health interventions and initiatives within health services and/or the wider community
• Have relevant training/experience in clinical epidemiology, statistics and disease surveillance
• Be able to work a rotating roster, 7 days a week, be part of a surge response  (as required) and can be flexible in the event of surge, change or on-call.

Benefits of working with us 

As a member of GRPHU, you will be employed by Latrobe Regional Health and have access to a range of LRH employee benefits, including: 

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum. 

• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum. 

• Professional development and ongoing education opportunities. 

• A range of social club activities, discounts and workplace activities. 

• Free access to the Staff Wellbeing Centre, offering health education and wellbeing support. 

• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport. 

Interested in this opportunity but want more information? We encourage you to contact Dr. Shereen Labib, Manager Medical and Research, via email at shereen.labib@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion. 

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About GRPHU and LRH 

The Gippsland Region Public Health Unit (GRPHU) works across Gippsland to protect and improve the health and wellbeing of our communities. Our work spans health protection, prevention and population health, surveillance and public health response, delivered in partnership with health services, local government, community organisations and other regional partners. 

GRPHU is auspiced by Latrobe Regional Health (LRH), Gippsland's largest regional health service. As a member of the GRPHU team, you will be employed by LRH and have access to the employment conditions, professional development opportunities, wellbeing supports and benefits available to LRH employees, while working within a regional public health unit with a Gippsland-wide focus. 

LRH provides specialist and regional health services to a population of approximately 300,000 people across a catchment of 42,000 square kilometres, extending from Phillip Island to Mallacoota. Together, LRH and GRPHU contribute to improving health outcomes for communities across Gippsland. 

Working in Gippsland also offers the opportunity to enjoy the region's beaches, mountains, lakes, towns and communities, with Melbourne within easy reach from many parts of the region. 

Diversity and inclusion 

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities, and people with disabilities. 

LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants and can be contacted via AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au. 

How to apply 

Join GRPHU and help protect and improve the health and wellbeing of communities across Gippsland. 

Apply today to be part of a regional team working with communities and partners to address public health priorities and create lasting population health impact. 

Please click the APPLY button to be directed to the LRH Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing key selection criteria and a current resume

Applications Close: 19 November 2026

Explore career opportunities and the benefits of working with Latrobe Regional Health through the LRH Careers and Training page. 

Before commencement, the successful applicant will 

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current seasonal influenza vaccine (if applicable to the work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.