Aboriginal Cultural Safety Lead

7 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Western Health Australia Full time

Requisition No: 4067
- Executive Division: Nursing & Midwifery
- Division: Wilim Berrbang (Aboriginal Health)
- Program: Aboriginal Policy & Planning
- Department: Aboriginal Policy & Planning
- Enterprise Agreement: Varied Health and Allied Services, Managers and Ad
- Job Function: Indigenous Employment
- Project:
This exciting role will support Western Health to deliver our Aboriginal Cultural Safety Plan 2022 - 2025, as well as development and delivery of future iterations. We are seeking a skilled project manager with deep understanding of Aboriginal culture, society and kinship networks; coupled with strong stakeholder engagement, problem solving and organisational skills to support relevant teams to deliver on cultural safety actions in a timely manner.

As a member of the Aboriginal Health Leadership Team, the Aboriginal Cultural Safety Lead will also assist with Strategic Planning for the Aboriginal Health Unit by identifying opportunities to embed cultural safety in research, capital projects and consumer care.

The Aboriginal Cultural Safety Lead will support cultural safety training within Western Health's framework for education and training; and have a key role in ensuring Western Health is providing a culturally safe workplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.

**Position Description**

**Applications close 11:59pm on 23 May 2025.**

**About Us**

Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
- If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying._

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