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The Department
of Health and Aged Care is seeking expressions of interest from individuals to
fill vacancies on the non-statutory advisory committee, the Australian
Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI). This committee is a
ministerially appointed advisory group,
comprised of representatives with a mix of research, clinical and
implementation expertise. Terms of appointment are for up to 4 years, commencing 1 July 2025.
ATAGI provides evidence-based advice on immunisation
policies, programs and priorities to the Australian Government Minister for
Health and Aged Care. This includes: - providing technical input to policy
development through epidemiological reviews, promotion of research, and
assessment of the evidence for vaccination programs;
- providing advice to the
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) in fulfilling its functions
as set out in the National Health Act 1953, with respect to vaccines;
- producing the Australian Immunisation
Handbook, meeting requirements set out by the National Health and Medical
Research Council (NHMRC).
- providing technical advice to support effective implementation and communication of the National Immunisation Program (NIP); and
identifying knowledge gaps and
provide advice to national funding bodies on priorities for research to inform
immunisation policy.
Further
information about ATAGI is provided in the ‘Policies and procedures for the
administration and governance of ATAGI’, on the ATAGI website
.
Up to eight members are being sought with high level immunisation
expertise from a range of fields (with fields of particular interest in bold
text)
including: - Immunology/immunosuppression
- Infectious diseases, both adult and paediatric –
particularly influenza
- Epidemiology/biostatistics/surveillance
- Culturally and linguistically diverse
populations
- Assessment of vaccine efficacy and
safety
- Vaccine administration in clinical
practice
- Clinical or laboratory vaccine and
immunisation researchers
- Immunisation service
delivery
- Consumer perspectives and/or the
social and community aspects of immunisation programs.
Applicants from all Australian jurisdictions are encouraged to
apply. ATAGI members are expected to actively participate and contribute to the
work of the committee utilising their experience and expertise. Applicants from
diverse backgrounds, including First Nations representatives are strongly
encouraged to apply. Remuneration for ATAGI members is in accordance with the principles and
rates set by the Remuneration Tribunal in its Determination: Remuneration
and Allowances for Holders of Part-time Public Office. The latest version of the Determination can be
accessed at the Remuneration Tribunal website: https://www.remtribunal.gov.au/
.
ATAGI members are bound by the committee-in-confidence obligations, and
are required to submit a Declaration of Interests form to enable consideration
of potential or perceived conflicts of interest as part of the ATAGI selection
process, and provide updates prior to ATAGI meetings.
Candidate
packs can be found here
Department of Health - Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
(ATAGI) Non-statutory Advisory Committee Vacancies 2024/2025
and are to be completed
online utilising the templates provided for Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Declarations
of Interests (DOI).
Please note, applications are unable to be edited once
submitted. If you encounter any issues with the online application form, please
contact recruitment@health.gov.au.
If you seek further information and instructions for submitting an expression of
interest, please contact the ATAGI Secretariat via ATAGI.membership@health.gov.au
Applications must be received by 11:30pm AEDT on Friday 24 January
2025
via the
Department’s website.
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