Dynamic Aboriginal Health Worker with extensive experience at NSW Health Mid North Coast Local Health District, excelling in health promotion education and community engagement. Proven ability to enhance service delivery through effective collaboration and resource allocation, while maintaining cultural safety. Skilled in referral pathways and committed to improving social and emotional wellbeing for clients.
• Network and liaise with other service providers to ensure a coordinated approach to health service delivery
• Identify social and emotional wellbeing issues and refer and support as necessary
• Undertake administrative tasks including maintenance of records, data collection and documentation ensuring the confidentiality of all clients is maintained
• Ensure that services are provided in ways that maximise cultural safety, acceptability and respect • Assist in the collection of health data as delegated by a health professional • Participate in the delivery of educational programs to staff and community including – adults, youth and children in a variety of settings.
• Establish and maintain a communication network between health providers and the community
• Identify the health needs of individuals, groups and the wider Aboriginal community
• Participate in the provision of health promotion programs, appropriate referral, advice and information including basic health screening and monitoring
• Network and liaise with other service providers to ensure a coordinated approach to health service delivery
• Identify social and emotional wellbeing issues and refer and support as necessary
• Undertake administrative tasks including maintenance of records, data collection and documentation
ensuring the confidentiality of all clients is maintained
• Ensure that services are provided in ways that maximise cultural safety, acceptability and respect
• Assist in the collection of health data as delegated by a health professional
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Successfully managing competing priorities
• Establish and maintain a communication network between health providers and the community
• Identify the health needs of individuals, groups and the wider Aboriginal community
• Participate in the provision of health promotion programs, appropriate referral, advice and information including basic health screening and monitoring
• Network and liaise with other service providers to ensure a coordinated approach to health service delivery
• Identify social and emotional wellbeing issues and refer and support as necessary
• Undertake administrative tasks including maintenance of records, data collection and documentation
• Assisting more senior officers in complex tasks or projects
• Decision making in day to day operational matters
• Exercise initiative in the performance of duties
• Manage and prioritise competing demands whilst maintaining attention to detail
• Establish and maintain a communication network between health providers and the community
• Identify the health needs of individuals, groups and the wider Aboriginal community
• Participate in the provision of health promotion programs, appropriate referral, advice and information including basic health screening and monitoring
• Network and liaise with other service providers to ensure a coordinated approach to health service deliver
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Successfully managing competing priorities.