Clinic and Programs Manager (Remote Area)
Job No:
37952
Location:
Tjuntjuntjara, Southeast WA
- Excellent remuneration package circa $115,000 plus a range of benefits including salary packaging up to $16,050!
- Generous leave allowances including 6 weeks annual, 2 weeks study, and 2 weeks accrued for every 10 weeks worked!
- Are you passionate about improving Aboriginal health outcomes and quality of life in a remote Aboriginal health care environment?
- This is a unique opportunity to work with an Aboriginal community-controlled health service in remote Western Australia! Be part of something fresh and help a new remote health service get it right from the start!
- Your advanced primary health care knowledge and leadership skills are needed to guide and support our small but dynamic team of health professionals!
About the Organisation
The Spinifex Health Service is an expanding Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Service located in the Tjuntjuntjara Community on the Spinifex Lands, 680km north-east of Kalgoorlie in the Great Victoria Desert region of Western Australia.
Servicing a close knit community of around 180 people, the Health Service is managed by the Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation, a non-profit community organisation with responsibility for the administration and management of Tjuntjuntjara.
The organisation operates a comprehensive primary health service with a team of skilled health professionals including a Medical Director, visiting specialists, remote area nurses and Aboriginal Health Workers. The Tjuntjuntjara Clinic supports regular monthly visits by our Medical Director/GP, visiting specialists and fortnightly GP clinics provided by the Royal Flying Doctor Service. With a range of health programs and clinical services designed to meet local needs, the Spinifex Health Service presents a golden opportunity to make a difference in one of the most remote and cohesive communities in the country.
About Tjuntjuntjara
The people of Tjuntjuntjara are known today as the Spinifex People, the traditional custodians of 55,000 square kms of Spinifex Native Title Determination area. The community is situated 680km north-east of Kalgoorlie within the Shire of Menzies, approximately 10 hours’ drive from Kalgoorlie. It has a resident population of around 180 people, including the world renowned Spinifex artists. Cultural events often attract several hundred visitors.
Since establishing Tjuntjuntjara within their traditional homelands in 1989, the community has steadily grown and developed into a stable and important focus for the traditional cultural cycles of Western Desert life. People from throughout the region with traditional attachment to the area have returned to live at Tjuntjuntjara. Despite the community’s isolation and remoteness, the Spinifex People's determination to live in their country and provide strong local governance and stability for a highly dedicated workforce makes Tjuntjuntjara a unique place to live.
Tjuntjuntjara is an alcohol free community.
About the Opportunity
The Spinifex Health Service has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse to join their team as the Clinic and Programs Manager in Tjuntjuntjara, Western Australia.
Reporting to the General Manager and the Medical Director, you'll be responsible for managing the daily operations of the clinic as well as assisting locum nurses in the delivery of a variety of primary healthcare programs.
More specifically, your day-to-day responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
- Leading and coordinating the clinical staff and all health programs;
- Providing clinical support and advice to Remote Area Nurses and Aboriginal Health Workers;
- Driving the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) clinical accreditation process and implementing the next cycle of one21seventy CQI;
- Supporting the professional development of on-ground staff;
- Collecting, analysing and reporting on program performance and outcomes; and
- Providing evidence based comprehensive primary health care services as needed including a component of on-call.
Spinifex Health Service is looking for a Registered Nurse, with relevant post-graduate qualifications and leadership experience delivering comprehensive primary health care in a remote environment.
You'll be registered with AHPRA and have a current Advanced Life Support and Maternal Emergency Care (or similar) certification. Your previous experience delivering comprehensive primary healthcare programs will see you succeed as the on-site leader of a talented, multidisciplinary team.
You'll be computer literate with highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate sensitively in a cross-cultural environment and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. You'll also be solution focused with an understanding of public health and community development principles.
Importantly, you'll be also flexible in your approach with a demonstrated commitment to evidence based clinical practice. Experience with health accreditation processes as well as experience with Communicare will be highly regarded.
A current manual driver's licence, Working with Children check, National Police Clearance, the willingness to work outside of normal hours and travel to remote areas via 4WD are essential to be considered for this role.
About the Benefits
If you are looking for a new workplace to apply your advanced remote primary health care knowledge and experience and want to lead by example then this is the role for you.
Tjuntjuntjara is one of Australia's most enjoyable remote communities with a harmonious and cohesive population that truly values it's relationships with service providers.
Spinifex Health Service is an organisation that values its workforce and is committed to improving employee knowledge, skills and experience.
You will face new and exciting challenges in this role and enjoy an excellent salary package circa $115,000 plus salary packaging up to $16,050! You'll also receive subsidised accommodation at $30/week with free power, water and gas included!
Additionally, you'll receive generous leave allowances including 6 weeks of annual leave, 2 weeks of study leave and 2 weeks accrued leave for every 10 weeks worked!
This is a highly attractive opportunity for someone with a desire to make a difference in Aboriginal health!
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