Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health

6 months ago


Adelaide, Australia SA Government -SA HEALTH Full time

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 861437

**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE

**Job status**: Short Term Contract

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide**:

- **Salary: OPS3 - $66,590 - $70,968 (p.a.)**:

- **Salary: OPS4 - $75,430 - $79,070 (p.a.)**:

- **Multiple Full Time, Contracted Role up to 12 months**

**About the roles**

**OPS3** - Trainee Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner -Acute

The Trainee Practitioner will be trained under supervision to provide clinical intervention, assessment, care planning and education within their scope of practice. The Trainee Practitioner reports to their respective clinical lead and works collaboratively with other CALHN clinicians employed in ward/ inpatient settings. This role will contribute to South Australia’s Strategic Plan target 2.5 on Aboriginal life expectancy, as well as the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes health related targets.

**Qualifications**:

- Enrolled in RTO Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Practice) or equivalent.

**OPS4** - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner ( the Practitioner) who are is employed as part of the Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Hub will work within the acute health care setting to embed a stronger and more sustainable approach to support Aboriginal patients who are inpatients, or attending outpatients or other program areas as directed, through providing an ‘Aboriginal lens’ to health care and delivering culturally safe acute and ongoing Health care, and improve discharge planning. In collaboration with the inpatient multidisciplinary teams the Practitioner will assess and provide clinical intervention to Aboriginal patients, including those with complex needs. The service they provide will aim to increase cultural safety and reduce the risk of Aboriginal patients disengaging with treatment and care plans. They will provide culturally supportive acute and subacute health responses, support hospital avoidance and advise on length of stay in the acute sector and closer to home services.

The Practitioner will provide clinical intervention, assessment, care planning and education within their scope of practice to patients allocated to them. The Practitioner reports to the Senior Aboriginal Health Practitioner and works collaboratively with the Aboriginal Health Practitioners employed in Program specialty areas. This role will contribute to South Australia’s Strategic Plan target 2.5 on Aboriginal life expectancy, as well as the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes health related targets.

**Qualifications**:

- Must have AHPRA recognised Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Practice) or equivalent. Must hold registration with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia (part of AHPRA)

**About CALHN**
- The Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) has a strong commitment to the provision of accessible, effective and meaningful services to the Aboriginal communities, families and individuals from metropolitan, rural and remote areas. It also acknowledges the cultural determinants and particular complexities affecting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people and the need for a holistic and multi-faceted health approach to service design and delivery._
- SA Health is leading significant reform designed to improve the health of all South Australians and meet future challenges, in accordance with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan and Close the Gap initiatives. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Hub provides emotional, social and clinical and cultural care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, escorts and families of CALHN. This includes opportunistic screening, chronic disease management and improved discharge planning and continuity of care through to the Primary Health Care Sector._

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

**What we offer**
- Attractive salary packaging available
- Strong community minded culture and values providing world class



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