Occupational Medicine

The Role

The role will be responsible the following tasks and duties:

• Provision of clinical and technical advice on occupational and environmental health matters.
• Coordination and support for occupational health and environmental health activities to inform prevention, surveillance and burden reduction strategies.
• Development, implementation and evaluation of occupational and environmental health strategies as required.
• Provision of leadership within the occupational health and environmental health domain including oversight of a multidisciplinary health team as required.
• Preparation of written briefs and other materials for Minister and Executives as needed.
• Support to capability building of the public health and environmental health workforce including informing professional development education.
• Support for health literacy and education of the non-health workforce including through health promotions.
• Liaison with internal and external stakeholders to inform strategies, policies and interventions.
• Representation of the Directorate at relevant Government and international occupational health, environmental health and public health forums.

This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer.

About our Team

The Directorate of Force Health Protection sits within the Health Protection and Policy Branch, Joint Health Command.

The Directorate of Force Health Protection is responsible for the provision of population health advice and support, including public health and outbreak response, health surveillance, environmental health and occupational hygiene, and musculoskeletal injury to optimise the health and health readiness of ADF members and support operational capability.

Our Ideal Candidate

The candidate will be responsible for the provision of specialist medical advice and subject matter expertise to support the Occupational Health and Environmental Health functions within the Directorate.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be a collaborative leader, exemplifying Defence Values and Behaviours.
• They will support the leadership of the Occupational Health and Environmental Health team, working closely with Environmental Health Officers.
• They will provide timely feedback to the Director of Force Health Protection and other team members on operational issues.
• Have prior professional experience working with occupational and environmental health exposures including strategic sensitive issue management, with an ability to interpret Defence Health Policy and Defence Work Health and Safety policy.
• Have strong representational skills with the ability to represent Defence to both internal and external agencies and authorities.
• Have strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Have proven ability to interpret, implement, and communicate policy positions.
• Support work in the musculoskeletal health and chronic condition teams as well as targeted health promotions, and provide ad hoc support across the other health domains managed by the directorate as required.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 14 June 2026

For further information please review the job information pack, reference DPG/02733/26 on https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=152B743C-D845-DCB7-B25C-ECF23C255850