Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Hospital Liaison Officer
6 days ago
Your new role:
As an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Hospital Liaison Officer, you'll play a vital role in improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients across Metro South Health facilities. In this role you will:
- Support patients and families through their hospital journey and follow-up care
- Provide culturally appropriate advocacy and communication between patients and care teams
- Strengthen connections between health services and community networks
- Participate in multidisciplinary care planning and service improvement initiatives
This is an identified vacancy with a genuine occupational requirement for the position to be filled by a candidate indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community. Candidates not meeting this criteria will not be considered.
About you:
We're looking for someone who is passionate about community, culturally grounded, and ready to make a difference. You will have:
- Strong knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, history, and health issues
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across diverse teams
- Ability to navigate health systems and advocate effectively for patients
- Commitment to delivering culturally safe, person-centred 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.
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What we can offer you:
- We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
- We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
- We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
- You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
About us:
Metro South Health is committed to closing the gap in life expectancy and better health outcomes in equitable service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Directorate is responsible for providing support, guidance and feedback of improvement strategies relating to Metro South Health - Strategic Plan and Integrated Planning Framework 2020 and the Department of Health - First Nations Health Equity Strategies: Co-development and Co-implementation to Metro South Hospital and Health Service.
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.
We are better together.
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