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Your opportunity. Be part of something bigger. The Mental Health Remote Area Nurse is responsible for providing integrated, culturally responsive, and safe mental health services to meet the Mental Health and Social and Emotional Well-Being (MHSEWB) needs of the Galiwin'ku Community and surrounding Homelands. The position leads and monitors the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care for individuals with diagnosed mental illnesses and co-morbid chronic conditions. With a focus on Primary Health Care (PHC) and outreach, the role implements Stepped-Care services and is embedded in the PHC service model to promote holistic health care solutions for clients.
Successful applicants will have access to a range of benefits, including:
$119,634.00 - $128,524.00 + 11.5% SuperannuationFly in & Fly out OpportunityAbility to Salary Package up to $15,900pa plus a further $2,650pa on Meals and EntertainmentAbout Miwatj Miwatj Health is an independent Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Service. Established in 1992, we're committed to securing quality health care services across the East Arnhem and enabling Yol?u powered community health and wellbeing. Miwatj provides culturally appropriate, comprehensive primary health care to over 6,000 remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents across 3 East Arnhem wards. With a Head Office in Nhulunbuy, Miwatj also manages a Corporate Office in Darwin, 7 fixed clinics across the East Arnhem region, and dedicated outreach teams who travel to 3 additional locations.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of and commitment to Aboriginal Community Control and self-determination, as well as knowledge of the unique challenges faced by Yolngu people in remote settings. The candidate must have experience in delivering coordinated mental health services and culturally adapting evidence-based interventions for Aboriginal communities. A minimum of two years' experience in Indigenous mental health and alcohol and other drug services, along with a current Ochre Card, driver's license, and AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse or Aboriginal Health Practitioner, is required. A post-graduate qualification in Mental Health and a Certificate IV or equivalent in AOD is also essential.
Vaccination & Immunity Screening Miwatj Health is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for all workers and users of its healthcare centres. In accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Guidelines, National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards, and other local policies, guidelines and procedures, we mandate that all staff abide by our Staff Vaccination and Immunity Screening Policy (to be supplied to all successful candidates).
Miwatj Health has its administrative base in the town of Nhulunbuy, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Our clinics are located in Nhulunbuy, Gunyangara (also known as Marngarr), Galiwin'ku and Yirrkala, providing a walk-in service for all acute and preventive care needs. In addition to these fixed clinics, our outreach teams provide a regular visiting service to a number of nearby communities including Birritjimi, Galupa, Gunyangara, Garrathiya Plains, Yirrkala, and within the Galiwin'ku community.
Our Mission
Miwatj Health's mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of residents of the communities of East Arnhem Land through the delivery of appropriate and comprehensive primary health care and to promote the control by Aboriginal communities of primary health care resources.
The Core Functions of Miwatj Health are:
The provision of clinical services to Aboriginal communities in the East Arnhem Land region, including both acute care and longer-term preventive careImplementation of a range of population/public health programs and strategies which address the underlying causes of illnessAdvocacy in support of the right of Aboriginal people to control their own health services and for such health services to receive resources and funding adequate to address the health problems of the regionEnsuring efficient, accountable administrative and financial systems support for the delivery of our services.The underlying philosophy of Miwatj Health is the fundamental right of Aboriginal people to control their own health services.
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