NACCHO calls on the federal government to work with us to keep our children safeAccording to media reports last night, a four-year-old boy from the community of Ali Curung in the Northern Territory has been taken to Alice Springs for medical care after he was allegedly sexually assaulted on the weekend and police are investigating. The National Aboriginal Community ControlledHealth Organisation (NACCHO) is deeply concerned that some of our children are being se...

Aboriginal health services today called on all parties to back a Royal Commission into the devastating rate of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people as a priority for the new Federal parliament. National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Care Organisation (NACCHO) Chair, Matthew Cooke, described statistics showing that as many as one in 10 deaths of Aboriginal people were suicide as a national disgrace. According to the Th...

The Sexual Health Promotion Officer directly reports to the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses Program Coordinator and is accountable to the Executive Manager Public Health and CQI. The position is primarily responsible for increasing awareness in prevention and testing for Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI’s) and Blood Borne Viruses (BBV’s), with a particular focus on syphilis in Aboriginal people in Western Australia. In accordance with the Fifth National Aboriginal and Torres Stra...

The Nurse Navigator role is designed to provide holistic support to AMS registered patients with complex health conditions requiring an expert level of healthcare co-ordination. This integrated and proactive approach to health care service delivery will help ensure our patients receive the most appropriate service when and where they need it. Nurse Navigators work across system boundaries to actively advocate and improve health literacy, in close partnership with patients and families, other hea...

What we stand forWith eight clinics and growing across East Arnhem Land, we’re providing health care services for over 6,000 Indigenous residents. Our Board of Directors represents communities across the region, ensuring every decision we make helps empower Yolngu people to take control of their lives and direct their own futures.We’re connected by passionWe share a passion for the rich history of the Yolngu culture, and a commitment to ensure that the work we’re doing is instrumental in e...

We’re seeking a Remote Area Registered Nurse who can take pride in the results of our work. Working closely with both our Aboriginal Health Practitioners and Doctors, our Remote Area Nurses are critical to our client's success. You’ll be committed to finding the best way to communicate with clients in order to provide great care and follow up with them in sometimes uncertain circumstances. You will need to provide high quality, culturally appropriate and effective nursing practice and improv...

We are looking for a dentist to join our close knit team to provide high quality care to our patients. We offer numerous benefits from no weekend work to salary sacrifice. If you're inspired to make a positive and tangible difference to our patients wellbeing please give us a call or send your resume to our email.

The Sector Engagement Officer directly reports to the Policy and Strategy Manager, and is accountable to the Chief Executive Officer. This position engages with metropolitan, regional and remote Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) on national and state level policies and issues that affect the ACCHS sector, and impact the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people and their communities in Western Australia.This role provides an important link between...

Location: Highgate, Perth WAEmployment Type: Flexible Part-Time (0.5FTE) opportunity offering a great work/life balanceEmployment Category: PermanentRemuneration: $66,947.14 - $75,026.97 per annum pro rata superannuation salary sacrificeReporting to the Contracts and Compliance Coordinator this position is responsible for providing a broad range of administrative support within the Business Development and Compliance Work Unit. This includes but is not limited to the functions of; grant applicat...

•Opportunity to utilise your high-level Project experience •Casual – Part Time •HEO 7 Step 1 $67.05About the opportunity Bringing together online resources created for and by Indigenous Australians, WellMob is an important tool for frontline health workers such as mental health, community health, wellbeing workers and education and youth services to tap into when assisting their clients. To further support this valuable service, the team are now looking for an experienced Project Office...