Address- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Flinders Medical Centre - Rehabilitation, Aged and Palliative Care
- Salary $75,430 - $79,070 p.a. (pro rata) OPS4 | Part Time, 30 hours p/w, Until May 2025
Join the Rehabilitation, Aged and Palliative Care team as a Aboriginal Health Practitioner.
The Aboriginal Health Practitioner will work together with multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams to develop a planned approach to engage with Aboriginal people and the community. Engagement, learning and sharing is an expectation for this role across the care continuum. You work collaboratively with the clinical staff, allied health professionals and other service providers and agencies and actively contribute to the multidisciplinary team processes.
About the Role:
As the Aboriginal Health Practitioner, your duties can include:
- Contributing to effective consultation with staff, wider health teams and the community to gain support and commitment for culturally appropriate health care programs
- Work as part of multidisciplinary team to coordinate the continuity of care and maximise client participation
- Contributing to eliciting and understanding the needs of the Aboriginal community
- Participate in training and support training programs that enable Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal heath workforce to further develop competency in providing culturally safe care in rehabilitation
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Certificate IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care- (Practice)
- Registration with AHPRA as Registered Aboriginal Health Practitioner
- Experience in working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
- Demonstrated ability to work under limited directions both independently and part of a multidisciplinary team
For full details, please see the attached Role Description.
Want to Know More? Contact: Subha Senewirathna, Consultant for Rehabilitation Medicine on (08) 8404 2244 or Kandegama.Senewirathna@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55pm Sunday 3rd March 2024
Attachments:
- 846907 - Aboriginal Health Practitioner Role Description
- Australian applicant guidelines
- International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
- In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits. Watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 846907
