About the Role
Working within our Indigenous Health team, you will provide leadership in the implementation and management of Darling Downs Health Closing the Gap - Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Initiatives, within Toowoomba and the surrounding areas. To achieve the outcomes aligned with these initiatives, you will have expert knowledge of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and cultural issues, including the social determinants of health. You will be a considered and adaptable communicator, who engages respectfully with the community while modelling the Darling Downs Health values.
Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.
Why Darling Downs Health
Darling Downs Health's region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 5,500 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 29 facilities and treat more than 85,000 admissions to hospital, see greater than 158,000 people through our Emergency Departments, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 19,000 breastscreens.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect. Darling Downs Health is committed to providing a safe, secure and supportive workplace that aligns with our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage.
As a Darling Downs Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
- A wellness program;
- Generous superannuation;
- Flexible work arrangements;
- Career training and development; and
- Salary packaging.
How to Apply
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