Health Navigator

Posted: 16/09/2025

Closing Date: 16/10/2025

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Melbourne

Job Category: Children, Youth & Family Services

Health Navigator – Pathway to Good Health

• Box Hill location with Hybrid Working options
• 3 days per week (0.6FTE)
• Fixed Term Contract until July 2027

Who are we?

healthAbility, as the name suggests, plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease and promote lifelong health outcomes, empowering people in our community to live their best life.

Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disability, to stay living at home longer and to live well in their community.

Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in home and community support services can be tailored to an individual's needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Why work with us?

Although our clients are at the heart of what we do and we strive to positively impact our communities and those who need it most, the wellbeing of our employees is just as important.

When joining healthAbility's supportive, kind, caring and ethical culture, you are welcomed by multi-disciplinary teams passionate about the health and wellbeing of clients and communities, from prevention through to specialist care, and passionate about continually learning and building on their areas of expertise. We embrace this passion and are values driven, offering careers with meaning and environments that are flexible, evolving, creative and connected.

healthAbility is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. This means we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ and from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job, with age being no barrier.

The opportunity:

We are looking for a Health Navigator to join our supportive and professional multidisciplinary teams on a fixed term contract (0.6FTE).

Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• Undertake service provision in accordance with the National Clinical Assessment Framework for Children and Young People in out of home care.
• Provide triage and support to young people who enter Child Protection, including: triaging health needs, providing 1:1 and group supports, support staff through secondary consultation, and other supports as relevant.
• Refer appropriate children and young people to the PTGH clinic for multidisciplinary assessment and support
• Provide secondary consultation with the staff supporting the children/youth in the out of home care setting house as necessary.
• Undertake health and wellbeing assessments with children and adolescents in Out of Home Care
• Collaborate with child protection services, paediatricians and allied health professionals to achieve the best health outcomes for children in Out of Home Care.
• Work collaboratively and in consultation with stakeholders such as support staff, Child Protection and internal and external supports to ensure children and young people participating in the program have health and safety requirements met; and are linked into appropriate services to improve health, safety and social outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with the client and their carer/s to ensure that they are actively engaged and involved in making decisions about their life, goals, and the care they receive.

Our ideal candidate:

• Qualified Division 1 Nurse and / or a relevant tertiary qualification in Allied Health, including Social Work, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, or related discipline (with appropriate health-related experience).
• Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or equivalent
• Relevant experience working with children and young people aged 0-17
• Full Driver's License
• Experience in triage and coaching children and young people to achieve improved health outcomes
• Experience working with children and young people with complex experiences of vulnerability, disadvantage and trauma.
• Experience embedding trauma-informed care in practice with young people, their care givers and other supports.
• Experience working holistically with children, young people and their supports
• Strong understanding of local health systems and referral pathways to connect children and young people with best supports to improve their health and wellbeing
• Experience working with multidisciplinary allied health teams.
• Demonstrated capacity to establish, manage and maintain internal and external stakeholder relationships.

Please apply here by submitting a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria with your CV. Thank you for your time and interest and please note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly.

Any enquiries can be made to Jade O'Brien