Principal Aboriginal Health Worker

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time

**Position Classification**: Aboriginal Health Worker Principal

**Remuneration**: $93,020 - $97,037 per annum

**Hours Per Week**: 38

**Requisition ID**: REQ400901

**Applications Close**:11 June 2023

**What you'll be doing**

The Principal Aboriginal Health Worker (PAHW) position is part of the Aboriginal Health Chronic Care Unit (ACCU), tasked to provide education, preventative health awareness, chronic disease and other health related issues, and programs.
The position will have a lead role in the design, delivery, and evaluation for ACCU Programs & Services, such as Aunty Jean’s Programs & Outreach, as well as developing measures to ensure project sustainability. This will include working in partnership with other providers/ services to provide specialist care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This role will have a clinical component relating to screening and preventative care.
The PAHW will direct all aspects of this project including: building collaborative partnerships with internal and external; health care service providers across the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD); to increase access to health treatment and prevention services and to improve patient journey and outcomes.
The PAHW will ensure provision of clinical supervision and cultural support to AHWs across ISLHD. Basic screening and health checks will be required in this position. Formal training will be provided to the successful applicant so they can competently perform screening and checks, and refer appropriately. This role will include assisting other AHWs (incl. Aboriginal Health Practitioners) to develop relevant skills to deliver quality services.
The PAHW will also support and develop models of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to ensure safe and culturally appropriate specialised care and referral processes. The PAHW and other AHWs play a key role in combating the high burden of disease and mortality rates in Aboriginal communities by working within a primary health care framework to achieve better health outcomes and better access to health services. This will include community development and capacity building with other health services within ISLHD and non-ISLHD Health services.

**This position is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants only in accordance with Clause 26 of the Government Sector Employment Rules 2014, applicants must demonstrate Aboriginality in addition to addressing the selection criterion.**

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (3 doses for Category A roles, 2 doses for Category B roles) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available.

**Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.**

**Talent Pool**

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

**Selection Criteria**
- Must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent ( applicant’s race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised by Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, NSW) and a demonstrated ability to effectively and sensitively liaise and communicate with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities and agencies.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in a health promotion, public health, or clinical discipline, and/or extensive work related experience.
- Demonstrated effective organisational skills including managing competing priorities, problem solving and an ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team as well as independently to deliver agreed outcomes.
- Demonstrated development of partnerships and relationships across health services/ teams focused on quality improvement and capacity building to implement an Aboriginal health initiative.
- Demonstrated skills in delivery of Aboriginal primary health care, client assessment, referral and advocacy, and an ability to provide clinical supervision and cultural support, and leadership to Aboriginal Health