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Senior Aboriginal and Torres Islander Health Worker (Identified)
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Senior Health Worker Opportunity – Lead, Support and Advocate!
Temporary Part-Time Opportunity Join Metro South Health as a Senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker (Identified) and play a vital role in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with chronic disease. Provide leadership, culturally safe care and advocacy while helping to improve health outcomes and strengthen service delivery across Bayside and Logan.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support |
| Classification | HWF4 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MS07686245 |
| Closing date | 14-Jul-2026 |
| Job duration | Until 24 January 2027 |
| Contact person | Tahnee Minchin |
| Contact details | (07) 3488 3656 Access the National Relay Service |
Your new role:
As a Senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker, you will provide leadership and culturally responsive care to support people living with chronic disease. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will advocate for community needs and contribute to continuous improvement across services.
Key responsibilities
- Provide clinical and professional leadership to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers.
- Deliver culturally safe chronic disease management and patient support.
- Advocate for improved services and positive health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and foster a culture of safety and excellence.
This role is being filled using a targeted recruitment process. It is open only to people who identify as an Aboriginal person and/or Torres Strait Islander person. Candidates must include a statement in their application if they identify with one or more of these relevant groups. Candidates not meeting this criteria will not be considered.
About you:
You are a compassionate and experienced health professional who is committed to improving health outcomes and empowering communities.
You will bring
- Strong understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and health priorities.
- Clinical experience in chronic disease management, including diabetes, respiratory and cardiac conditions.
- Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and build effective relationships.
- Leadership skills with experience supporting, mentoring and educating others.
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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 Chronic Disease:
Chronic Disease is a community based multidisciplinary, multi-sited team which offers education, information and support to adults with complex care and / or unstable or complicated diabetes, respiratory disease, chronic heart failure or following diagnosis of a cardiac disease with a strong focus on hospital avoidance and prevention of hospital re-admissions. The service provides and supports outpatient consultation, group education programs, home visiting and phone consultation services for eligible patients.
Chronic Disease services operate across Brisbane South, Bayside and Logan areas, with service delivery provided in the most appropriate setting for the patient, this could be the patient's domestic residence, community health setting, outpatient settings or as an acute inpatient. The principle objective of the Chronic Disease service is to reduce risk of long-term complications, facilitate early discharge from hospital and reduce the risk of hospitalisation for patients with complex chronic disease conditions.
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.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
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