Aboriginal Health Practitioner

Posted: 01/12/2025

Closing Date: 10/12/2025

Job Type: Fixed-Term Contract

Location: Waterloo Corner

Job Category: Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

Nunkuwarrin Yunti, the foremost Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Adelaide aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the greater metropolitan areas of Adelaide and regional areas to advance their social, cultural and economic status. The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centered approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the greater metropolitan area of Adelaide and to advance their social, cultural and economic status.The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centred approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients.

The Women Children and Family Health Service aims to support safe nurturing environments for pregnant women, infants, and children, increase uptake and utilisation of services with an emphasis on early intervention and prevention, provide streamlined coordinated care and positive experiences for clients to encourage continued engagement with services.

Working under limited direction of the Team Manager, Maternal and Child Health, the primary role of the Aboriginal Health Practitioner (Maternal and Child Health) is and not limited to:

• Effectively communicate information about maternal, infant and child health messages to promote good health and development
• Engage clients early in maternal, infant and child health care, monitor healthy growth and development of individuals, including their physical, social and emotional wellbeing, and ensure protection from preventative infections and disease
• Work collaboratively to ensure the delivery of high quality and culturally safe client care and contribute to the efficiency of SMSK's clinic
• Provide health education and up to date information and education to individuals, groups and the wider Aboriginal community
• Perform tasks of a sensitive nature including the provision of health information requiring the exercise of judgement, initiative and confidentiality.
• Help facilitate internal and external referral and ongoing engagement with a range of social and specialist services as needed
• Support engagement of individuals and families in opportunities to access information, resources and share experiences through group activity, community support networks and other relevant services

ESSENTIAL – includes qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge

• Current AHPRA Registration as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner
• Certificate IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Practice)
• Sound knowledge of the issues affecting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander families and an ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
• Well-developed clinical skills with a general knowledge of maternal, infant and / or child and family health
• Sound knowledge of best practice approaches to comprehensive primary health care
• Ability to participate in the development and coordination of care plans
• Demonstrated ability to undertake various health work activities requiring a sound knowledge of work processes, including quality improvement activities
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally, with a wide range of people from Aboriginal communities, government and other agencies, committees, and other bodies
• Ability to use professional judgement to prioritise care and organise workloads

DESIRABLE

• Experience in the use of Patient Information Recall Systems (e.g., Communicare, Medical Director) and other databases
• Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Care - AMIC) or other recognised certification in the area of maternal and / or child health
• Experience working within a Community Controlled Health Service
• Experience in case management and care coordination
• Experience in continuous quality improvement activities including clinical file auditing

Applications close Wednesday 10th December 2025 (Fixed Term / Part time 0.6FTE contract available until December 2026)

Please note, a current National Police Check and Working with Children Check are mandatory for this role.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.