Public Health careers

Health Policy Advisor

Play an important part in executing policies locally, nationally and globally.

As a Health Policy Advisor, you will find work managing healthcare systems at different levels of oversight, providing advice on regulatory and policy issues. You will also work as a mediator, voicing the concerns of citizens and patients to governmental agencies.

What does a Health Policy Advisor do?

• Be a force of change by finding research-based solutions to issues in health care
• Collaborate with other departments to develop policies in compliance with regulations and law
• Create briefings, presentations and reports, contributing to strategic issues
• Advise stakeholders and decision-makers on the best ways forward

Project Manager

As a Project Manager working in public health, you will oversee significant initiatives such as expanding facilities, incorporating new technologies and specialities, and developing strategies for increasing efficiency. In this role, you can make a difference in public hospitals, privately owned clinics and on a larger stage.

What does a Project Manager do?

• Discover issues in healthcare settings through assessment and evaluation
• Create solutions to identified issues and concerns
• Co-ordinate with various faculties to develop strategies that increase efficiency
• Have an impact on the development and evolution of our healthcare systems

Health Promotions Officer

As a Health Promotions Officer, your role is to analyse health care from both a micro and macro perspective to bring support to individuals and their communities. You will enhance population-level health by reducing inequalities within targeted groups. Health Promotion Officers find work in a range of industries including healthcare and social assistance, public administration and safety, and education.

What does a Health Promotions Officer do?

• Create strategies and objectives in response to identified health issues
• Have a hand in identifying and communicating with at-risk communities
• Find creative ways to increase public health awareness in community groups
• Work alongside other organisations and government agencies to deliver healthcare solutions