Recruitment and selection in the NSW Public Health Training Program

​Traineeships are awarded through a competitive merit selection process. Successful applicants are offered temporary full-time employment as a Trainee Public Health Officer for a three-year period.

Conditions of employment

Trainee Public Health Officers are temporary full-time employees of the NSW Ministry of Health, appointed under Section 43 (1) (b) of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013. Appointments are renewable annually, subject to satisfactory performance.

Salary

Trainee Public Health Officers from non-medical backgrounds are employed at Crown Clerk Grade 7/8. Trainee Public Health Officers who are registered medical practitioners in NSW are employed at Crown Clerk Grade 9/10. Current salary rates for Crown employees can be found on the Rates of pay for Ministry of Health staff page.​ Trainees usually commence on the lowest salary rate and receive a salary increase upon the satisfactory completion of each year of employment. 

Eligibility

• Applicants must meet all pre-requisites specified in the job advertisement, including successful completion of a master's or doctoral degree in a public health field, and a minimum of three years of full-time equivalent health-related employment. 
• Applicants for medical Trainee Public Health Officer roles must hold full general registration as a medical practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate competence in a number of capabilities outlined in the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework​​​​ including self-management, effective communication, thinking and problem solving, and project management.
• Applicants must:
• ​​​be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident, or
• be a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport, or
• hold a valid work visa that gives them permission to work in Australia for the duration of the traineeship.​​