Public Health Officer

Qualification & Experience

• B.S.c in Environmental Health
• Registration with the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine in Jamaica
• Minimum three (3)years experience in related field

Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Chief Public Health Officer, the incumbent will be required to:

• Provide daily inspection and certification services for the Hospital’s food supplies, stores, kitchen services, pantries and food services to ensure the procurement, preparation, storage and serving of healthy foods.
• Test / sample food and drink, enforce Public Health requirements to conform to the Bureau of Standards.
• Guide the process of Fumigating and Disinfecting Wards, Operating Theatres, Isolation Areas and Vehicles.
• Report and investigate on cases of infectious diseases within the intuition.
• Conduct rodent control surveys and plan, execute and monitor day to day operations
• Set proper standards for all Food Handling Establishments within the Hospital, and be responsible for validation of Food Handlers Permits.
• Develop plan and execute health education training programmes for food handlers.
• Collect collate and interpret of data on all aspects of Environmental Health.
• Carryout water quality bacteriological and chemical sampling.

Core competencies

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and conviction of purpose in unfavorable/unpopular situations;
• Excellent inter-personal, oral and written communication skills;
• Training in Public Health Management
• Integrity and confidentiality;

Note

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact

The Senior Director,

Human Resource Management Department

University Hospital of the West Indies 
Mona,

Kingston 7

Email: HRD@uhwi.gov.jm

Base Salary: Undisclosed