Health Worker Advanced (Identified)

Health Worker Advanced (Identified) | Umagico

Permanent Full Time position available!

Thinking this could be the right fit? Have a yarn with Stephen, (07) 4069 3200 4069 3200) —they'd love to chat and answer any questions. 

About the role

Umagico is a small, close-knit Indigenous community on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula, just minutes from Bamaga and surrounded by stunning coastal landscapes and rich cultural heritage. Offering a relaxed lifestyle, strong community connections, and easy access to some of Australia's most spectacular fishing and outdoor adventures, Umagico provides a unique and rewarding remote living experience.

Provide culturally responsive clinical care and care coordination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, supporting improved access to health services and positive health outcomes. Working within a primary health care framework, you will build strong relationships with communities, collaborate with healthcare teams, and use your specialist knowledge to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care.

Identified Role: Under Section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.

Professional and personal motivators!

As an Indigenous Health Worker, your advocacy for local Torres and Cape patients is vital in ensuring culturally sensitive and effective health care.

You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.

Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;

• Base salary comprising between $79,661 - $109,546 per annum
• Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
• Generous employer superannuation contribution of 12.75%
• Salary packaging options Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
• Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leave
• Professional Development: Our training is recognised as some of the best in the world

Living within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy:

• Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and extraordinary landscapes.
• Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balance
• Rich Indigenous Culture

Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS and the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.

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Torres and Cape HHS Values - Courage | Accountability | Respect | Engage

How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.

Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.