Department of Health
About
Graduate Opportunities
The Department of Health (DOH) develops and delivers DOH offers a ten-month graduate program in Canberra policies and programs, and advises the Australian with three rotations. Graduates help lead and shape
Government on health, aged care and sport. DOH work Australia's health and ageing systems and sporting with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure better health outcomes by developing and implementing evidencefor all Australians. DOH's strategic priorities include:
- Better health and ageing outcomes for all Australians - An affordable, quality health and aged care system
based policies and programs across a wide range of issues.
- Better sport outcomes.
DOH value graduates with degrees such as law, economics,
What kind of work?
The application process consists of an online assessment,
The DOH:
- Provides information and advice to the Australian
communications, commerce, public policy and science. video interview and assessment centre.
community on health, ageing and aged care topics and DOH contributes some financial support towards issues
relocation and temporary accommodation expenses.
- Works with stakeholders including members of the You can find more information here: https://www.health. public, other government agencies, peak bodies and gov.au/about-us/work-with-us/graduate-program service providers
- Manages tenders and grants to deliver activities, goods DOH also mantain a temporary employment register. You and services
can find more information here:
and activities in health, aged care and sport
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- Works on initiatives and programs to deliver services https://healthjobs.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs. - Identifies and investigates issues and develop policy to 47C4-9B45-AAB900B2B110&audienceTypeCode=EXT&U provide the best possible solutions to challenges across seAudienceTypeLanguage=1 health, ageing and aged care, and sport
- Regulates the health and aged care system to protect Fun Fact / Recent Project patients' health and safety
National Youth Policy Framework
patients receive the best possible treatment and care
Minister for Youth on:
Location
across government agencies
- Uses research to make sure ideas are sound and that The Youth Taskforce, run under the DOH, advises the
All capital cities
- coordinating policy and programs for young people - finding gaps in policy and programs that need addressing - finding ways to involve more young people in developing policies that affect them
The Taskforce is expected to deliver the National Youth Policy Framework at the end of 2020, which will outline how Government policies and programs help improve the lives of young Australians.
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