Senior Aboriginal Health Worker - Chronic Disease Palliative Care Team - Cultural Support
Position Classification: Senior Aboriginal Health Worker
Remuneration: $93,764 - $97,261 per annum + Annual Leave Loading + 11.5% Superannuation
Location: Redfern Community Health Centre
Requisition ID: REQ546616
About the Opportunity
The role of the Senior Aboriginal Health Worker Palliative Care Cultural Support is to support the District-wide RPA Virtual Hospital (RPAvirtual) to ensure respectful and culturally appropriate end of life and palliative care for Aboriginal people. You will be working in a multi-disciplinary team that is providing community-based palliative care to patients with chronic and degenerative diseases in the last two years of life. You are expected to provide cultural support to patients, their families and carers, as well as cultural advice to RPAvirtual clinicians and other community-based service providers. You will also support Aboriginal patients as they transition between the inpatient and community settings regarding culturally safe practices as part of the care coordination process.
For more information, please view the Position Description.
Ideal Candidate
- Holds a minimum Certificate III qualification in Aboriginal Primary Health Care or relevant qualifications/experience in an appropriate health-related field.
- Demonstrated understanding of issues affecting Aboriginal people in relation to grief and loss and Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing.
- A current NSW Drivers Licence (P1 and P2 acceptable) and willingness to drive.
This is an Identified Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Position. Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such. Exemption is claimed under Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
Benefits and Perks!
- Allocated Day Off each month, paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave Loading.
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging up to $9,009, Novated Car Leasing, meal entertainment allowance up to $2,650. For more information, please visit SalaryPackagingPlus.
- Access to free courses, qualification and coaching via Sydney Education.
- Health & Wellbeing: discounted Fitness Passport, free nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals, access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families and yearly flu shots etc.
For more information about the benefits, please visit Benefits at SLHD.
Working for Sydney Local Health District – NSW Health
This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).
SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/.
Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
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For enquiries, please contact Belinda Crawford on 0477 354 933.
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Applications Close: 30 January 2025
