Male Aboriginal Health Worker - Chronic Care (48 Hour Follow Up Program) - RPA Virtual Hospital
Position Classification: Aboriginal Health Worker
Remuneration: $62,512 - $90,357 per annum + Annual Leave Loading + 11.5% Superannuation
Location: Redfern Community Health Centre
Requisition ID: REQ544485
About the Opportunity
RPA Virtual Hospital is Australia's first Virtual Hospital and provides a personalised service for people in the community – a new way of caring. The rpavirtual care centre is able to connect with patients and their carers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by utilising technology to build on the legacy of expert staff, providing excellent patient and family centred care in the community.
The role of the Male Aboriginal Health Worker is to provide 48 hour follow up post discharge support from hospital for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander patients. This position is to ensure flexible, holistic and culturally sensitive health information on chronic diseases to our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
For more information, please view the Position Description.
Ideal Candidate
- Hold or aspire to hold a minimum Certificate III qualification in Aboriginal Primary Health Care.
- Current NSW Drivers Licence (P1 and P2 acceptable).
This is an Aboriginal identified position, the applicant must be of Aboriginal descent by proof of Aboriginality, identify as Aboriginal and be accepted as such by the community.
Being Male and Aboriginality are recognised as a genuine occupational qualification and are authorised under section 31(2h) and 14(d) 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 Jacqueline Sherry on Jacqueline.Sherry@health.nsw.gov.au.
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Applications Close: Thursday 30 January 2025
