Job Description

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Job Description:

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Role title: Senior Aboriginal Health Worker

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Role type: Permanent full time

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Role grade: Senior Aboriginal Health Worker year 1-2

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Shift details: Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 16:30

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Department and location: Aboriginal Health Unit, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney

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Salary: $101,416 - $105,197 + super + salary packaging

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Welcome to St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

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Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.

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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.

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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.

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Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

About The Role n

Join our friendly, passionate, and deeply supportive Aboriginal Health team dedicated to delivering exceptional, culturally safe care to First Nations patients and their families.

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- Deliver holistic social, emotional,



& advocacy support to First Nations patients and their families
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- Conduct culturally safe assessments & drive meaningful engagement to support healthcare decisions
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- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, participate in family conferences, and coordinate discharge planning
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- Help foster strong partnerships with local Aboriginal community health providers and external services
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- Serve as a cultural resource for hospital staff while supporting health promotion & improvement initiatives
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About You nn
- Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
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- Experienced in supporting First Nations patients and their families in a healthcare setting
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- Robust understanding of the healthcare challenges facing First Nations patients and families
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- Excellent communication & teamwork skills coupled with the ability to manage competing priorities
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- Have or be willing to undertake a minimum Certificate III in Aboriginal Primary Health Care
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- A current unrestricted NSW Driver’s License
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- Experience in analysing patient and service metrics, desirable
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What We Can Offer You nn
- Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
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- World-Class:



Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
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- Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
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- Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
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- Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care
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- Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
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- Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations
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- Coming from NSW Health?: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements
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Identified role n

This position is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

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The closing date for applications is 30 August 2026.

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Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately.

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Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan n

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.

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For further information, visit about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at

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View Reconciliation Action Plan

Code of Conduct n

View Code of Conduct

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📌 Senior Aboriginal Health Worker (New South Wales)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 New South Wales