Are you passionate about healthcare and public safety? We are seeking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples for appointment to our committees to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and voices are embedded in the work of the National Scheme.
There are vacancies on the following committees:
Psychology Immediate Action CommitteePsychology Notifications and Compliance CommitteesPsychology Notifications Committee: AssessmentThe committees work in partnership with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) to make registration and notification (complaint) decisions about individual psychologists, based on national policies and standards set by the Psychology Board of Australia.
Practitioners provide important expertise and input from the psychology profession.
Community members are active and engaged health consumers or advocates with lived experience and strong community connections who can represent the needs, perspectives and expectations of the community.
The National Scheme has an important role in ensuring the development of a culturally safe and respectful health workforce that is responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples health and contributes to the elimination of racism in the provision of health services.
We are committed to increasing diversity and social inclusion.
Applications are strongly encouraged from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, multicultural communities, different age groups, people who identify with LGBTIQA+ communities, people with a disability and those who live and/or practise in rural and regional areas.
The National Indigenous Times acknowledges and pays respect to past and present Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation.
We recognise Aboriginal Community's continuing connection to their lands, waters and stories and acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.
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