Aboriginal Health Practitioner - St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Role title:  Aboriginal Healthcare Practitioner

Role type:  Max term contract up to Sept 2026.  32 hours per week (after hours and weekend shifts)

Department and location:  Aboriginal Health Unit, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst

Salary: $69,410.24 - $90,357.24 + super + salary packaging, pro rata

Better and fairer care.  Always.

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs. 

About the role

• Deliver culturally safe and holistic healthcare to Aboriginal people

• Provide clinical care within the Emergency department, including assessment and intervention

• Conduct and interpret various health assessments and procedures

• Respond to crisis calls and provide intervention

• Engage with Aboriginal communities and organisations to improve access to services

• Collaborate on health service development, referrals, and community awareness initiatives

About you

• Be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent

• Hold or be working towards a Certificate IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Practice), leading to AHPRA registration

• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team to facilitate integrated care for Aboriginal people

• Demonstrated understanding and commitment to improving the health issues impacting on Aboriginal communities

• Must be able to commit to 4 x 8 hour shifts 4pm to midnight, each Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday

Why work at St Vincent’s?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program.  Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health 

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Identified role

St Vincent’s is committed to delivering on our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan and Closing the Gap on health and wellbeing disparities amongst First Nations Australians.

This role is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 27 March 2025.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with the role.

For more information and to apply, please click here.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.