Director Aboriginal Health Partnerships and Engagements - Adelaide

Job summary

The Director Aboriginal Health Partners and Engagements is responsible for leading partnerships, formal governance, engagement and community communications required to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal South Australians.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Chief Aboriginal Health Officer in driving the strategic vision for SA Health and influences improvements to initiatives for the implementation of enhanced programs in accordance with SA government requirements, state and national policy directions in line with commitments to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and the SA Aboriginal Health Care Framework.
• Supports the Chief Aboriginal Health Officer in effective Aboriginal leadership across SA Health and will work collaboratively with Local Health Networks and Attached Agencies to shape and strengthen system‐wide Aboriginal health proposals and related programs that improve health outcomes.
• Oversees the development and delivery of Aboriginal health engagement and partnerships across SA Health and drives system intelligence that will ensure effective and improved commissioning, performance, evaluation, and evidence‐based outcomes.
• Represents SA Health stakeholders and Aboriginal representatives to build trust to develop new ways of working that increases partnership capability and capacity across the system.
• SA Health and makes effective contributions at state and national level on Aboriginal health policy matters to ensure the delivery of improved and culturally safe and responsive policies and services to the South Australian Aboriginal peoples.
• Leads the Aboriginal Health Unit's Partnerships and Shared Decision-making Team and Engagements and Community Communications Team and works collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure the alignment of strategic priorities and approaches to advance the Aboriginal health agenda.
• Works collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure the alignment of strategic priorities and approaches to advance the Aboriginal health agenda.

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