AddressEmployment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Aboriginal Health Worker / Aboriginal Health Practitioner
Remuneration: $60,398.00 - $87,301.00 per annum (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ492268
Applications Close: 27 June 2024
Vaccination Category: A
*Identified Aboriginal position.
Outstanding Experience. Infinite Opportunities.
Here in the Riverina, we treasure your skills and experience and we’re ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome you to town.
We’ve prepared oodles of goodies to help you move and settle in, including:
- Salary packaging up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses! Take advantage of novated leasing a new car!
- Relocation assistance and accommodation support considerations
- Subsidised gym and leisure centre membership for you and your family
- Free confidential counselling services for you and your family
Craving a fresh start somewhere new and actually interesting? Join the incredible team in the Murrumbidgee District. Jump in at a comfort level that suits you: from state-of-the-art hospital that will remind you of the city, to small multi-disciplinary health facility where you literally get to do it all. No matter where you choose, your learning will be nurtured and you’ll be well supported to operate at the top of your scope.
And don’t worry - there are already oodles of young people here to welcome you: at work, in local clubs, at the pub, and down at the river!
There’s heaps to show your family when they come to visit, which is a breeze - you’ll be central to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. (You can always pop home for the weekend on a quick flight if you find a break in your social calendar!)
Want to know more about the MLHD community? Visit us here.
About Your Role
The Community Care Aboriginal health practitioner will be responsible for supporting the implementation of integrated care and chronic disease initiatives for Aboriginal people in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District. This includes provision of culturally appropriate, integrated and effective services for consumers with late stage degenerative and chronic conditions and disability in the community.
The Aboriginal Health Worker role involves a number of service interventions within the Community setting. These services include advocacy, support, liaison and health self-management.
The Aboriginal Health Practitioner will communicate with, and facilitate access to, other government and nongovernment organisations and support services in order to provide care that meets the social, emotional and cultural needs of the patient/client. This communication may occur during and/or after the person's contact with the health service.
The Aboriginal Health Practitioner provides flexible, holistic and culturally sensitive health services to Aboriginal Clients and the community, to achieve better health outcomes and better access to health services for Aboriginal people.
The Aboriginal Health Practitioner will provide a range of direct clinical services as defined by the Scope of Practice for the community in which they work. Work with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health staff to develop and implement programs and strategies for improving health outcomes for the Aboriginal individuals and communities.
The Aboriginal Health Practitioner has to be multi skilled to be able to deliver an appropriate service to meet the needs of Aboriginal consumers from diverse cultural backgrounds, and to act effectively as cultural brokers between the Aboriginal patients and the health care system.
*This is an identified position in accordance with Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent.
**Aboriginal Health Workers are required to complete a Certificate IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Practice) and obtain AHPRA registration within a two year period of commencing in the role in order to transition to the Aboriginal Health Practitioner classification.
Learn more about the role and requirements here.
Upgrade Your Career and Lifestyle at MLHD
Your application will require you to include a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position.
Go on, you’ve earned a promotion, a world-class workplace, inspiring colleagues, award-winning staff and patient programs - all wrapped up in a rich tapestry of cultural treasures. Contact Mid Battye, Acting Community Care Manager on 0408 685 *** or **********@health.nsw.gov.au now for a confidential chat.
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
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