• One of Australia’s largest providers of Abo­rig­i­nal healthcare
• We’re engag­ing with Abo­rig­i­nal health issues
• $119,634 — $128,524 per annum + 11.5% superannuation

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 + Superannuation
• 11.5% Super­an­nu­a­tion
• Abil­i­ty to Salary Pack­age up to $15,900pa plus a fur­ther $2,650pa on Meals and Entertainment

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About 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 Yolŋu 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.

Essen­tial Requirements

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).

For more infor­ma­tion regard­ing the Vac­ci­na­tion & Immu­ni­ty Screen­ing require­ments, please con­tact recruitment@​miwatj.​com.​au

For more infor­ma­tion, please con­tact the Man­ag­er Men­tal Health, Social and Emo­tion­al Well-Being at georgie.​wood@​miwatj.​com.​au

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Appli­ca­tion close date: 06 Octo­ber 2024