Job Description
Role title: Senior Aboriginal Health Worker Role type: Permanent full time Role grade: Senior Aboriginal Health Worker year 1-2 Shift details: Monday to Friday, 08:*******:30 Department and location: Aboriginal Health Unit, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney Salary: $101,416 - $105,197 + super + salary packaging
Welcome to St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots. Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent's Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney's premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth. Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep. Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.
About the role
Join our friendly, passionate, and deeply supportive Aboriginal Health team dedicated to delivering exceptional, culturally safe care to First Nations patients and their families. Deliver holistic social, emotional, & advocacy support to First Nations patients and their families. Conduct culturally safe assessments & drive meaningful engagement to support healthcare decisions. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, participate in family conferences, and coordinate discharge planning.



Help foster strong partnerships with local Aboriginal community health providers and external services. Serve as a cultural resource for hospital staff while supporting health promotion & improvement initiatives.
About you
Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Experienced in supporting First Nations patients and their families in a healthcare setting. Strong understanding of the healthcare challenges facing First Nations patients and families. Excellent communication & teamwork skills coupled with the ability to manage competing priorities. Have or be willing to undertake a minimum Certificate III in Aboriginal Primary Health Care. A current unrestricted NSW Driver's License. Experience in analysing patient and service metrics, desirable.
What we can offer you
Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care
Qualified Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport,



discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations
Coming from NSW Health?: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements.
Identified role
This position is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately.
The closing date for applications is 30 August ****.
Reconciliation Action Plan
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit or get in contact at
St Vincent's Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in ****. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent's is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead's vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent's Health Australia is today the nation's largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent's family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.
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📌 Senior Aboriginal Health Worker (Sydney)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 Sydney