Aboriginal Health Practitioner

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 887202
**Location**: 5015 - PORT ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Health Service - Port Adelaide**:

- **Salary (**plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits)**:

- **OPS3 $67,589 - $72,033 p.a.**:

- **OPS4 $76,561 - $80,256 p.a.**
- **Ongoing Full-Time (Multiple Positions)**

**About the Role**:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner within the Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Health Service.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) 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 Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Health Service of NALHN is implementing new approaches to Aboriginal health. This includes opportunistic screening and early detection of chronic conditions support for culturally safe acute and ongoing care to improve outcomes, quality and general health care experiences for all Aboriginal clients.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner will work within the Watto Purrunna primary healthcare setting, to assist in implementing and embedding a stronger and more sustainable approach to support of Aboriginal clients in the primary healthcare setting, through providing an ‘Aboriginal lens’ to health care and delivering cultural safe care. In collaboration with the multidisciplinary teams, you will assist in assessment and providing clinical intervention to Aboriginal clients, including those with complex needs.

In this role you will assist multi-disciplinary team members on culturally appropriate interventions, care planning and education within your scope of practice. The service you provide will aim to reduce the risk of Aboriginal clients disengaging with treatment and care plans including provision of acute and sub-acute health responses, support hospital avoidance and advice on length of stay in the acute sector and closer to home services.

In accordance with Sections 30 (1), 52(1) and 103(1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 only applicants of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent may apply.

To be eligible for this position as **OPS3 classification**, you must hold Certificate III in Aboriginal Primary Health Care or equivalent. Must be enrolled in Certificate IV Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Practice).

To be eligible for this position at **OPS4 classification**, you must hold Certificate IV Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Practice) or equivalent. Must hold registration with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia.

**About You**:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Aboriginal Health Practitioner looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

**About Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care