Public Health Physician
Bendigo
Work in an environment that offers:
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- Excellent public health exposure across a range of regional stakeholders
- A strong attitude to teaching and supportive staff
The Position
Position Title: Public Health Physician (Fixed term – possibility to extend)
Classification: HN19 to HN59 (Fractional Specialist Year 1 – 9)
Salary per hour (exc. super): $169.70 - $221.19
Hours per fortnight: 42 hours per fortnight / 0.6 FTE
Employment Status: Fixed term Part Time
Other requirements: Specialist Registration with AHPRA and Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
Closing date: 09/10/2026
This is a Senior Medical Position and carries with it the professional responsibilities of public health leadership, teaching and training as well as administrative requirements. The position reports to the Clinical Unit Head – Public Health Unit. The position is suitable for a Public Health Physician.
The Public Health Physician is expected to provide high level public health medical input into the Loddon-Mallee Public Health Unit (LMPHU). The role has a strong focus on health protection with opportunities to provide public health medical expertise to the unit’s population health work.
Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.
Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision to be a trusted regional healthcare service recognised for delivering exceptional care, being a great place to work, and being deeply connected to our community.
Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
Your New Division
The Chief Executive Officer within the Office of the CEO, has overall responsibility for the operation of the entire organisation and delivery of the strategic plan. The office also includes General Counsel and the General Manager of the Loddon Mallee Health Network (LMHN). Bendigo Health’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the Chair of the LMHN.
General Counsel provides legal advice to the Board of Directors, Executive Team and CEO to ensure Bendigo Health satisfies legal standards. Reporting to the Chair of the LMHN, the General Manager of the LMHN ensures Bendigo Health fulfils its’ responsibilities as the leading member and advances the regional health services’ collective priorities and build a strong and connected health system.
The Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit
The Loddon-Mallee Public Health Unit (LMPHU) works to keep our regional community healthy, safe and well. We use local knowledge, community-based relationships and direct engagement to effectively tailor and deliver public health initiatives and respond to incidents and issues within the Loddon-Mallee region.
First established in 2020 to manage local cases and outbreaks of COVID-19, the LMPHU now has a wider range of responsibility for the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases and health threats. The LMPHU works in partnership with primary, acute and community health services, state government agencies, local governments and local communities to promote health and wellbeing, and tackle inequalities in health, for all those living in the Loddon-Mallee region.
Bendigo Region
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s fastest growing regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 300,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trials and wineries within our region.
Interested?
Need more information? Please contact Simon Crouch (Clinical Unit Head) on 5454 9139 for a confidential discussion
Diversity and Inclusion
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
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