Palliative Care Aboriginal Health Worker

**Position Title: Palliative Care Aboriginal Health Worker**
**Employment Type: Permanent Full Time**
**Hours per week: 38 hours**
**Position Grade: Health Service Manager Level 1**
**Salary $78,079 to $105,03.00 base per annum**
**Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Health Employees Agreement 2019**
**Department Name: Aboriginal Health Unit**

**About us**:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

**Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include**:

- Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
- Opportunity to access a large range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
- Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life balance

**About the role**:
A vacancy exists in the above unit for a highly motivated Palliative Care Aboriginal Health Worker with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our friendly and supportive team. Our progressive and innovative team offers development opportunities for our staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high quality patient centred care.

The role will serve as a primary conduit between SVHS and local Aboriginal communities and will provide non-clinical services including cultural and medical advocacy and developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships between SVHS and the local Aboriginal community. This role requires hands on day to day contact with palliative patients and engagement with Aboriginal community groups and leaders.

The role will provide community outreach on culturally specific perceptions of death and dying specific to Aboriginal patients, their carers and families and promote cultural awareness of the local community’s cultural beliefs and needs by participating in debriefing and information sharing sessions with other members of the palliative care team including specialist doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.

**Our Culture**:
**About you**:
We are seeking a skilled and energetic Palliative Care Aboriginal Health Worker who possess a passion for person centred care.

**Application Instructions**:
**Selection Criteria**
1. Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
2. Be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent (Note - this is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised by section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
3. Certificate III in Aboriginal Primary Health Care and/or Certificate III in Aboriginal Primary Health Care (and/or working towards) and/or Certificate IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care qualification (and/or working towards), and/or Diploma of Aboriginal Primary Health Care (and/or working towards) or equivalent work experience.
4. Superior understanding of Aboriginal culture and the issues affecting Aboriginal people including their primary health and welfare needs and experience in providing support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
5. High level skills in time management, liaison and negotiation, including the ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team in a high demand environment with competing demands.
6. High level written and verbal communication skills, with experience in providing support and advocacy for Aboriginal patients, families and carers
8. Current NSW Driver’s License and willingness to travel as required

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