Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service (DYHS) is seeking a passionate Aboriginal Health Practitioner to join our research projects aimed at improving health outcomes for Aboriginal communities.
This exciting role combines clinical care, community engagement, and research participation in a groundbreaking cardiovascular disease prevention program (Yorga Mooditj Koort (Strong Women Hearts)) delivered in partnership with the University of Melbourne and ASAVI (Australian Strep A Vaccine Initiative) supporting the vaccine development activities and Strep A infection surveillance.
You will play a key role in supporting Aboriginal people and their health through culturally safe care, education, and coordinated health services. This is a 50D identified Maximum Term position with either Full-time (1.0 FTE) or Part Time options for 10 months from start date. Part time options are flexible between 0.5 FTE and 0.8 FTE (2.5 days or 4 days of work per week).
As an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, you will provide culturally appropriate primary health care while supporting participants involved in the YMK and ASAVI clinical trials. You will work alongside GPs, nurses, researchers, and allied health professionals to deliver integrated care that supports prevention, early intervention, and better health outcomes.
Why Join Derbarl?
At DYHS, we are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people through culturally secure, community-led healthcare. A competitive salary commensurate with relevant qualifications, skills and experience is on offer for the right candidate. Other entitlements include:
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Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Aboriginal Corporation is an equal opportunity institution, providing educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, colour, gender, age, or disability.
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service reserves the right to contact the current or most recent employer and evaluate past employment records of applicants selected for interview.
The organisation reserves the right to re-advertise the position or to delay final selection if it is deemed that applicants for the position do not constitute an adequate applicant pool.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
