Indigenous Program Coordinator - Logan City, Australia - Queensland Health

Queensland Health

Verified Company

Logan City, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population.

This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to facilitate integration of culturally sensitive practice into clinical service provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and their families who receive service from Evolve Therapeutic Services.

This will include the development and promotion of strategic networks with our key partner agencies that include government, non-government and private sector stakeholders.

This team is part of an interagency response to the therapeutic and behaviour support needs of children and young people in out of home care with complex and severe mental health needs.

Undertake cultural assessments for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people that are referred to Evolve Therapeutic Services, as per procedural guidelines.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team by providing culturally specific input and advice to aide in the development of culturally informed mental health assessments and treatment plans.
Develop and strengthen relationships with key partner agencies to enable effective and collaborative practice between Evolve Therapeutic Services and our stakeholders, that meet the cultural and mental health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.
A Diploma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care is mandatory. Applicants who are working towards completion of this qualification may be considered for appointment to a lower classification.
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.

Our ICARE2 values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health.

Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 Health Employment Directive No.

12/21 and Queensland Health Human Resources Policy B70.