Aboriginal Health Worker/Practitioner

Aboriginal Health Worker/Practitioner

Looking for a role with better work-life balance? Join the vibrant and professional team working with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health staff to develop and implement programs and strategies for improving health outcomes for the Aboriginal individuals and communities.

Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.

Our benefits

• Family-friendly hours
• Mentally stimulating work
• Endless opportunities for professional and personal growth
• Salary packaging, novated leasing, and Health and Wellbeing Support

Employment type: Permanent Full Time and Part Time.

Position classification: Aboriginal Health Worker / Aboriginal Health Practitioner

Remuneration: $62,512.00 – $90,357.00 per annum (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)

Hours per week: up to 38

Requisition ID: REQ620174

Location: Narrandera

Who we are

Our Aboriginal Health unit provides culturally safe and accessible programs and services in the Riverina region.

In addition to providing a service to inpatients and clients individually, we offer several programs and services that Aboriginal Health staff within the Murrumbidgee LHD are trained in and responsible for implementing.

What you'll be doing

This role will work across two maternal and early childhood programs – Building Strong Foundations and Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health services.

The Aboriginal Health Worker role is non-clinical and provides a variety of services in a community and/or hospital setting. These services include advocacy, support, and liaison and health promotion.

Aboriginal Health Workers also communicate with, and facilitate access to, other government and non-government organisations and support services in order to provide care that meets the social, emotional and cultural needs of the patient/client. This communication may occur during and/or after the person's contact with the health service.

The Aboriginal Health Practitioner provides flexible, holistic and culturally sensitive health services to Aboriginal Clients, inpatients and the community, to achieve better health outcomes and better access to health services for Aboriginal people.

The Aboriginal Health Practitioner will provide a range of direct clinical services as defined by the Scope of Practice for the community in which they work.

Work with a midwife and child and family health nurse to deliver flexible, culturally appropriate antenatal, postnatal and early childhood health services.

The Aboriginal Health Practitioner must be multi skilled to be able to deliver an appropriate service to meet the needs of Aboriginal patients from diverse cultural backgrounds, and to act effectively as cultural brokers between the Aboriginal patients and hospital system. You'll work within a collaborative team that enables a culture of support.

Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.

Criteria

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• This is an identified position in accordance with Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
• Being a person of female gender is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under section 31H of the Anti-discrimination Act.
• NSW Working with Children Check.
• NSW Driver License and ability and willingness travel for work purposes.
• Aboriginal Health Practitioners must be registered with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia.

More information:

1) Download the position description.

2) Find out more about applying for this position.

For role related queries or questions contact Jessika Patane, Acting Manager Maternal Child & Family Aboriginal Health on or

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

Applications close: 3 December 2025

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