41 New Health Professionals for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services Across Australia
Health checks and access to health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders will be easier with the announcement new positions across Australia. These cover outreach workers, practice managers and health professionals to be based in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
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20 October 2011
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, said health checks and access to health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders will be easier with the announcement today of more than 41 new positions across Australia.
The new positions include outreach workers, practice managers and health professionals to be based in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
Mr Snowdon said the new workforce would boost national efforts to close the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.
“The new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander outreach workers will work with their communities to encourage more people to access health services and have health checks, and to identify people who would benefit from improved access to health services.
“The new positions build on the work of 127 outreach workers already funded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services and Divisions of General Practice across Australia, as well as funding for front-line staff in Aboriginal community-controlled health services,” Mr Snowdon said.
The Australian Government is providing $12.6 million dollars to fund the new positions, as part of its $805.5 million Indigenous Chronic Disease Package.
Mr Snowdon said Outreach workers already funded under the Indigenous Chronic Disease Package are making a real difference on the ground.
“The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service in Brisbane has employed four outreach workers working across its four clinics, establishing vital connections with the community and building partnerships with organisations across metropolitan Brisbane, such as schools and the Murri Court.
“Over the past 12 months, the outreach workers have contributed to the health service completing more than 1,300 health checks, with more than 2,000 new patients visiting the clinics and a nearly threefold increase in the number of management plans developed for patients with a chronic disease.
“These workers have been essential in promoting health checks and getting the message out there about how important it is for people to manage their health,” Mr Snowdon said.
Building the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce’s capacity to respond to their local communities’ needs is an important element of the Indigenous Chronic Disease Package.
Outreach workers will have access to nationally-accredited basic level training through vocational education and training.
“This will enable them to develop career paths in health, if they choose, by undertaking more advanced training, such as that for Aboriginal health workers or enrolled nurses,” he said.
A list of the placement of the new workers is attached.
For more information, contact Mr Snowdon’s office (02) 6277 7820
Indigenous Health Care Worker Placements By State
**Please note: Allocations of staff which are less than 1, ie 0.5 indicate the position is part-time
NSW
Total Practice Manager 3.50
Total Additional Health Staff 1.50
Total Outreach Worker 7.00
| Organisation | Location | Component | FTE Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thubbo Aboriginal Medical Service | Dubbo | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Armajun Aboriginal Medical Service (auspiced by Bulgarr Ngaru) | Inverell | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Werin Medical Centre (auspiced by Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre) | Port Macquarie | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Orange Aboriginal Medical Service | Orange | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Yerin Aboriginal Health Services Incorporated (Eleanor Duncan) | Wyong | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Riverina Medical & Dental Aboriginal Corporation | Wagga Wagga | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| South Coast Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation | Nowra | Practice Manager | 1.00 |
| Griffith Aboriginal Community Medical Service Incorporated | Griffith | Practice Manager | 1.00 |
| Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation | Dareton | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Practice Manager | 1.00 | ||
| Casino Aboriginal Medical Service | Casino | Practice Manager | 0.50 |
| Additional Health Staff | 1.50 |
QLD
Total Practice Manager 3.00
Total Additional Health Staff 1.50
Total Outreach Worker 7.00
| Organisation | Location | Component | FTE Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apunipima Cape York Health Council Aboriginal Corporation | Cape York | Outreach Worker | 2.00 |
| ATSICHS Mackay | Mackay | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Gurriny Yealamucka Aboriginal Health Service | Yarrabah | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Additional Health Staff | 1.00 | ||
| Charleville Western Area Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health | Charleville | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Practice Manager | 1.00 | ||
| Kalwun Health Service | Gold Coast | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Practice Manager | 1.00 | ||
| Kambu Medical Centre | Ipswich | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Mamu Health Services | Innisfail | Practice Manager | 1.00 |
WA
Total Practice Manager 1.50
Total Additional Health Staff 1.50
Total Outreach Worker 1.00
| Organisation | Location | Component | FTE Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service Council | Beagle Bay | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Wirraka Maya Health Service | South Hedland | Practice Manager | 0.40 |
| Ngangganawili Health Service | Wiluna | Practice Manager | 1.10 |
| Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service Council | Beagle Bay | Additional Health Staff | 0.80 |
| Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (KAMSC affiliate) | Broome | Additional Health Staff | 0.70 |
NT
Total Practice Manager 1.50
Total Additional Health Staff 2.50
Total Outreach Worker 3.00
| Organisation | Location | Component | FTE Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anyinginyi Congress Aboriginal Medical Service | Tennant Creek | Outreach Worker | 1.50 |
| Practice Manager | 1.00 | ||
| Additional Health Staff | 1.5 | ||
| Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation | Nhulunbuy | Outreach Worker | 1.50 |
| Practice Manager | 0.50 | ||
| Additional Health Staff | 1 |
VIC
Total Practice Manager 0.50
Total Additional Health Staff 0.50
Total Outreach Worker 1.50
| Organisation | Location | Component | FTE Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation | Sale | Outreach Worker | 0.50 |
| Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative | Horsham | Practice Manager | 0.50 |
| Bendigo and District Aboriginal Cooperative | Bendigo | Additional Health Staff | 0.50 |
| Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service | Albury/ Wodonga | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
SA
Total Practice Manager 0.50
Total Additional Health Staff 1.00
Total Outreach Worker 2.00
| Organisation | Location | Component | FTE Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nunyara Wellbeing Centre | Whyalla, Flinders & Far North | Practice Manager | 0.50 |
| Tullawon Health Service | Eyre | Additional Health Staff | 1.00 |
| Pangula Mannamurna | South East SA | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
| Umoona Tjutagku Health Service | Whyalla Flinders & Far North | Outreach Worker | 1.00 |
TAS
Total Practice Manager 0.00
Total Additional Health Staff 0.50
Total Outreach Worker 0.00
| Organisation | Location | Component | FTE Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation | Burnie / Launceston | Additional Health Staff | 0.50 |
ACT
Total Practice Manager
Total Additional Health Staff
Total Outreach Worker
| Organisation | Location | Component |
|---|---|---|
| Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service | Narrabundah | Practice Manager |
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