Some types of work have a higher risk of exposure to vaccine preventable diseases and may require you to be vaccinated.
Vaccination requirements are outlined in the role descriptions. We use our Risk role checklist [PDF 60 KB] to decide if a role may have exposure to a vaccine preventable disease.
If you're applying for one of these roles, you must be able provide evidence that you're either:
- vaccinated against the diseases in the role description
- not susceptible to them.
If you’re an existing employee, you’ll only need to provide evidence if you apply for a different type of role or role in a different entity. For example, if you change from a non clinical to clinical role, or move from a hospital and health service to the Department of Health.
Read more about specified vaccine preventable diseases and providing evidence of mandatory vaccinations.
Roles that may require vaccination
You may need to be vaccinated against or have natural immunity to vaccine preventable diseases if you’re:
- a healthcare worker
- a contractor or labour hire staff member
- a member of our agency staff
- a service provider
- a locum
- a visiting medical officer (contractor).
You may also need to be vaccinated if you’re doing a student or work experience placement, or you’re a volunteer.
Types of vaccinations that may be required
You many need the following vaccinations based on your role and where you work.
Hepatitis B vaccinations
You’ll need to be vaccinated against or have natural immunity to hepatitis B if your role requires either:
- direct contact with patients
- contact with blood or body fluids or contaminated sharps.
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chickenpox (varicella) vaccinations
You’ll need to be vaccinated against or have natural immunity to MMR and varicella if your role requires any of the following:
- direct contact with patients
- being in the same indoor clinical areas as patients
- face to face contact with patients (no contact with blood or bodily fluids).
Whooping cough (pertussis) vaccination
You’ll need to be vaccinated against whooping cough every 10 years if your role requires any of the following:
- direct contact with patients
- being in the same indoor clinical areas as patients
- face to face contact with patients (no contact with blood or bodily fluids).
Other vaccinations
Depending on your role, you may need to be vaccinated against or have natural immunity to:
- hepatitis A
- tuberculosis [PDF 176.25 KB]
- Japanese encephalitis (JEV).
Read more about specified vaccine preventable diseases and our vaccination of workers in healthcare settings guideline [PDF 930 KB] for more information.
We also encourage all our employees to meet the vaccination recommendations in the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's Australian Immunisation Handbook.
Contact us
If you'd like more information or have any questions, you can contact your local recruitment team or the recruiting manager listed within the role description.