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About the Role
The Community Re-entry Support Service (CRESS) Aboriginal Health Practitioner provides culturally safe, holistic, and person-centred healthcare to Aboriginal people experiencing homelessness in inner city Sydney with complex unmet health needs and frequent justice system contact. Work alongside clients, the CRESS Coordinator, multidisciplinary teams and communities to deliver specialist healthcare, consultancy, and shared-care coordination to improve access to healthcare, accommodation, and support.
Responsibilities
- Provide care within an assertive outreach model, undertaking clinical responsibilities within scope of practice, including assessment, screening, intervention, health education, and interpretation of relevant clinical assessments and procedures.
- Apply trauma-informed, harm reduction, and strengths-based approaches to support Aboriginal clients through advocacy, care planning, and connection with appropriate health, accommodation, and community services.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with Aboriginal communities, service providers, and key stakeholders, including justice, housing, and health services, to strengthen care pathways, address service gaps, and support improved service delivery.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement, research, and evaluation activities while maintaining professional accountability through effective communication, documentation, data reporting, and adherence to relevant policies and governance requirements.
Requirements
- Must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and have demonstrated ability to effectively and sensitively liaise and communicate with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and agencies.
- Hold or be willing to work towards a Certificate IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Practice), and eligibility to be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Experience working with people experiencing homelessness and contact with the justice system, with an understanding of the barriers impacting access to healthcare, support and accommodation.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and collaborate with stakeholders across healthcare, community, and custodial settings.
- Ability to work autonomously, demonstrate initiative, and contribute to community development, quality improvement, evaluation, and research activities, with a commitment to addressing health and justice issues impacting Aboriginal communities.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide integrated healthcare and support to Aboriginal people experiencing complex health and social needs.
Skills
- Culturally safe, holistic, and person-centred healthcare delivery
- Specialist healthcare, consultancy, and shared-care coordination
- Assertive outreach model
- Clinical assessment, screening, intervention, and health education
- Trauma-informed, harm reduction, and strengths-based approaches
- Advocacy and care planning
- Partnership development with communities and service providers
- Service development, quality improvement, research, and evaluation
- Effective communication and documentation
- Liaising and communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and agencies
- Working with people experiencing homelessness and justice system contact
- Building effective relationships and collaboration
- Working autonomously and demonstrating initiative
- Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Location
- Homeless Health Service, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
Work Type
- Max term contract
- Part time
- Monday to Friday position
Experience Level
- Aboriginal Health Worker, Year 1-9 or Aboriginal Health Practitioner (Year 1-7)
Education Level
- Certificate IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care (Practice)
Salary/Compensations
- $67,612.00 to $97,730.00 Pro-rata + Super + Salary Packaging
Benefits
- Not-for-profit salary packaging
- Study leave
- Curran Foundation scholarships
- Fitness Passport
- Discounted private health
- Cultural recognitions and celebrations
- Smooth transfer of qualifying service and leave entitlements from NSW Health
About the Company
- 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.
- Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community.
- Features cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.
- Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, close to public transport.
Equal Opportunity
- We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
- As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
- St Vincent's acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.
- Encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes.