Aboriginal Health Practitioner (Chronic Disease Management) - Identified

Royal Flying Doctor Service; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging (up to 10% take-home)

Fitness Passport Membership

Job summary

Royal Flying Doctor Service – Broken Hill NSW is seeking an Aboriginal Health Practitioner to deliver culturally safe and clinically supportive care for the KHPMP clients, focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with chronic disease. This maximum-term, full-time role is based in Broken Hill until 30 June 2027.

You will help clients access services, understand their care, and stay engaged in treatment while advocating for their needs within a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Certificate IV Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Practice) with current registration as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner with AHPRA.
• NSW Working With Children Check (or ability to obtain)
• National Police Check
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in health or community service delivery
• Willingness to travel and work in a multidisciplinary team
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook

Responsibilities

• Deliver culturally safe, respectful, and clinically supportive care to Aboriginal clients and communities.
• Support access to healthcare services, referrals and chronic disease programs.
• Provide health education and promote self-management and health literacy.
• Advocate for clients and support informed decision-making about care and treatment.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, clinics, and stakeholders.
• Support care coordination, including attending appointments where appropriate.
• Support and participate in planning, development and provision of community engagement and health promotion activities.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and uphold confidentiality and professional standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and culturally appropriate service delivery.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Willingness to travel

MS Office proficiency

Team collaboration

Education

Certificate IV Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Practice)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Job description

Aboriginal Health Practitioner (Chronic Disease Management) - Identified

Royal Flying Doctor Service – Broken Hill NSW

The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section(RFDSSE) is part of one of Australia's most respected and trustedorganisations, providing 24-hour emergency aeromedical retrievals and essentialhealthcare to people living and working in remote, rural, and regionalcommunities. As the contracted provider for the Western NSW Primary HealthNetwork (PHN), RFDSSE delivers the Keeping Healthy Puura Manti Program (KHPMP)- a time limited initiative designed to improve chronic disease outcomes acrossthe region.

The program strengthens access to culturally appropriate,integrated care by working alongside primary care providers, allied health, andcommunity services to enhance health literacy, self-management, and overallwellbeing.

About the Opportunity:

As an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, you will provide essential culturally safe and clinicallysupportive care for KHPMP clients, particularly Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander people living with chronic disease. Youwill support clients to access services, understand their care, and stayengaged in treatment, while advocating for their needs. This role is offered on a Maximum Term, Full-Time Contract, based in Broken Hill until 30 June 2027.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver culturally safe, respectful, andresponsive care to Aboriginal clients and communities
• Support access to healthcare services,referrals and chronic disease programs
• Provide health education and promoteself-management and health literacy
• Advocate for clients and support informeddecision-making about care and treatment
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinaryteams, clinics, and stakeholders
• Support care coordination, including attendingappointments where appropriate
• Support and participate in the planning,development and provision of community engagement and health promotionactivities
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation anduphold confidentiality and professional standards
• Contribute to continuous improvement andculturally appropriate service delivery
• Certificate IV Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Practice) with current registration as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Strong cultural knowledge and connection tocommunity
• Experience working in health or communityservice delivery
• Excellent communication and interpersonalskills
• Ability and willingness to travel
• Ability to work effectively within amultidisciplinary team
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications,including Outlook

Mandatory Requirements:

• NSW Working With Children Check (or ability toobtain)
• Category A vaccinations
• National Police Check

Why Join RFDSSE?

• Help improve access to culturally safe,coordinated healthcare for communities that need it most
• Join a respected, values‑driven organisation committedto high‑quality, culturally safe care
• Contribute to an innovative programstrengthening chronic disease support across Western NSW
• Work with a supportive multidisciplinary teamwhile empowering clients and families
• Generous salary packaging (increase take-homepay by up to 10%)
• Option to enrol in Fitness Passport Membership,which gives you access to an extensive network of gyms, pools and leisurecentres across Australia

Our Values:Our Values of Reliability, Care, Trust andSafety shape the way we work as individuals, as team members and with thecommunities we serve.

The RFDS (South Eastern Section) is an Equal OpportunityEmployer. All qualified applicants will receive considerationforemploymentwithout regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin,disability, or protected Veteran status.

The RFDSSE aim to fill vacancies as quickly aspossible.This means that we will close advert as soon as we have found theright candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We wouldtherefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early aspossible.