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This is your opportunity to grow your own career while helping others grow theirs - Permanent Full Time position available!

Ready for a meaningful role that starts with a yarn? Eva Burns, 0499 926 121 a proud Torres Strait Islander women from Badu Island would love to hear your story and answer any question you may have about the role.

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Are you passionate about giving back to mob and helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people grow strong in health and knowledge? We're looking for a proud Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health practitioner to walk with our workforce – sharing skills, knowledge, and cultural strength.

About the Role

This role is about supporting our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce to grow and thrive. As the Health Practitioner Educator, you'll be responsible for developing, guiding and evaluating training programs that build capability, confidence and culture across our mob working in health.

You'll play a key part in ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are supported in their career journey and that education is grounded in cultural safety, community connection, and real-life experience.

Professional and personal motivators!

As an Indigenous Health Worker, your advocacy for local Torres and Cape staff and patients is vital in ensuring culturally sensitive and effective health care.

You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.

Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;

• Base salary comprising between $124,323.00 - $137,918.00 per annum – you may be eligible for additional benefits – refer to Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
• Competitive salary packaging: Generous employer superannuation contribution of 12.75% and salary packaging options Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
• Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leave
• Professional Development: Our training is recognised as some of the best in the world 

Living within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy: 

• Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and extraordinary landscapes.
• Choose Cairns for your next career move
• Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balance
• Rich Indigenous Culture
• Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS and the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.
• Follow us - Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Discover more by reading the role description attached.

Torres and Cape HHS Values - Courage | Accountability | Respect | Engage

How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.

Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please download the Role Description for your future reference. Please do NOT upload zipped files, pdfs created through MS Word 2007, tagged pdfs or protected documents. Accepted files: gif, bmp, png, rtf, txt, doc and docx. 15-MAY--25

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 1 TCHHS Applicant Information Pack (PDF, 7.50MB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  2 Map Info (PDF, 907KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  TC636233_Job description (PDF, 395KB)
  Role Description