It is a priority for the Workforce Planning and Development Branch to attract, support and retain Aboriginal talent. Every role contributes to better health outcomes for Aboriginal people, families and communities. Whether working in frontline care, corporate services, leadership or specialist roles, Aboriginal staff help create culturally safe services where Mob feel understood, respected and supported.
We are committed to creating workplaces where Aboriginal staff experience belonging, connection, cultural safety and clear opportunities to grow their careers.
As an interactive team, we aim to:
Our core business is to increase the Aboriginal Health Workforce across NSW Health services, develop policy and strategies that support Aboriginal workforce growth, capability, supply, and to develop and manage strategic relationships with stakeholders.
Respecting the Difference aims to significantly improve the health status of Aboriginal people and reverse the impact of racism as there is an immediate and ongoing need for organisations to provide more respectful, responsive and culturally sensitive services.
AHPs and AHWs work within multidisciplinary healthcare teams to achieve better health outcomes for Aboriginal people and communities. They play a key role in facilitating relationships between Aboriginal patients, families and health professionals.
In 2019, NSW Health asked the Sax Institute to conduct a rapid review on Lateral Violence. Peter Lewis and Richard Frankland on behalf of the Sax institute delivered the Evidence Check Lateral Violence: Report.
Build a career from traineeships and cadetships to specialist and leadership roles in Allied Health, nursing and midwifery, and rural postgraduate placements.
Stepping Up is NSW Health's recruitment resource for Aboriginal people. It aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants understand how to apply for roles in NSW Health, and hiring managers to more effectively structure the recruitment to roles within NSW Health.
Aboriginal Workforce has collated and reviewed various publications, information bulletins, and resources related to Aboriginal initiatives.
Visit the careers page for more pathways, programs, scholarships, and cadetships.
