About us

The Broome Region­al Abo­rig­i­nal Med­ical Ser­vice (BRAMS) is an Abo­rig­i­nal Com­mu­ni­ty Con­trolled Health Ser­vice which has been car­ing for the Broome com­mu­ni­ty for more than 45 years. When we first opened our doors in 1978, BRAMS was the first remote Abo­rig­i­nal Med­ical Ser­vice in West­ern Australia.

We deliv­er com­pre­hen­sive, holis­tic and cul­tur­al­ly respon­sive pri­ma­ry health care, NDIS, Aged Care and Com­mu­ni­ty Ser­vices to more than 6,500 Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander peo­ple in the Broome region.

BRAMS takes pride in pro­vid­ing a friend­ly and sup­port­ive work­place with gen­er­ous salary pack­ag­ing, access to a range of leave enti­tle­ments, and oppor­tu­ni­ties for career advancement.

About the role

The Can­cer Clin­i­cal Lead plays an impor­tant role in improv­ing can­cer out­comes for Abo­rig­i­nal peo­ple in our com­mu­ni­ty. This posi­tion pro­vides clin­i­cal lead­er­ship and exper­tise across the can­cer care path­way, includ­ing screen­ing, diag­no­sis, treat­ment, sur­vivor­ship and follow-up.

The Can­cer Clin­i­cal Lead coor­di­nates and mon­i­tors patient care, sup­ports patients and fam­i­lies to nav­i­gate the health sys­tem, and works close­ly with the Abo­rig­i­nal Can­cer Sup­port Offi­cer for prac­ti­cal and emo­tion­al support.

Work­ing with­in the BRAMS Mod­el of Care and Qual­i­ty Care Frame­work, the Can­cer Clin­i­cal Lead leads ini­tia­tives to increase can­cer screen­ing rates and ear­ly diag­no­sis, builds the capac­i­ty of clin­i­cians, and part­ners with the Health Pro­mo­tion Team to devel­op rel­e­vant can­cer edu­ca­tion and aware­ness activities. 

This posi­tion also works in part­ner­ship with hos­pi­tals, spe­cial­ists and oth­er ser­vices to strength­en refer­ral path­ways and address bar­ri­ers to care for patients and families.

Ben­e­fits

• Com­pet­i­tive salary $110,000 to $120,000
• 6 weeks annu­al leave 
• Annu­al remote allowance of $1,300
• Salary pack­ag­ing to max­imise take-home pay 
• Relo­ca­tion assis­tance avail­able to help you make Broome your new home 
• Study leave
• Flex­i­ble work­ing arrange­ments can be discussed

About you

To be suc­cess­ful in this role, you will need to address the fol­low­ing selec­tion criteria:

• Cur­rent reg­is­tra­tion with AHPRA as a Reg­is­tered Nurse or Abo­rig­i­nal Health Practitioner 
• Cur­rent Aus­tralian driver’s licence 
• Expe­ri­ence work­ing with­in an Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander Com­mu­ni­ty Con­trolled Health Ser­vice or sim­i­lar setting 
• Strong inter­per­son­al, ver­bal and writ­ten com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills with the abil­i­ty to com­mu­ni­cate effec­tive­ly with indi­vid­u­als and groups 
• Abil­i­ty to work both inde­pen­dent­ly and col­lab­o­ra­tive­ly as part of a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team 
• Com­mit­ment to work­ing with­in the BRAMS Mod­el of Care and Qual­i­ty Care Framework

Next steps
This is a great oppor­tu­ni­ty to join an organ­i­sa­tion that makes a real dif­fer­ence in the com­mu­ni­ty. Apply today. https://​www​.seek​.com​.au/​j​o​b​/​8​5​6​13984