Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker
2 days ago
Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population.
This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role
Support access to cardiac services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples / communities through providing culturally appropriate education, case management, quality improvement, direct assistance and participation in community consultation mechanisms.
- Assist with development of culturally appropriate education materials for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, families and/or carers.
- Liaison with relevant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Groups and Organisations to improve patient flow, continuity of care and links between services.
- Network and liaise between Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander patients and their families, community groups and organisations to increase their capacity to be more involved in their own health care.
Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.
Our ICARE² values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 (Health Employment Directive No. 12/21 (PDF)and Queensland Health Human Resources Policy B70 (PDF))
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