Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 22nd Jun 2021
The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) is the national peak body representing 143 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs). ACCHOs deliver comprehensive primary health care to more than half of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples nationally. As an act of self-determination, these services attend to all matters affecting health and wellbeing spanning transformative community empowerment through to individual health treatments and continuity of care.
NACCHO’s work is focused on supporting the work of ACCHOs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people overall through negotiating and advocating with Governments on health care policies and programs and systems reform. These issues range in variety from chronic disease management, preventative health strategies, telehealth, mental health and social and emotional well-being, listing of Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS) to the social and cultural determinants of health.
NACCHO’s partnerships with governments and non-government organisations include: The Department of Health, National Disability Insurance Agency, Department of Social Services, National Mental Health Commission, Vision Australia, Royal College of General Practitioners and Gaaya Dhuwi. These partnerships greatly contribute to significantly enhancing the quality and accessibility of health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
It is a very interesting and transformative time across the health sector. NACCHO has been driving systems reform in the context of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and recent budget announcements.
This role provides evidence-based policy expertise to support the community-controlled sector on the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This will be achieved through the delivery of high-quality research, analysis and policy setting, including future forecasting, contributing to the development and implementation of NACCHO’ strategies and policies.
In an evolving primary health care environment, our policy focus includes but is not limited to:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
NACCHO is seeking a motivated individual who has:
The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Police Check and Working with Vulnerable People Clearance.
Enquiries regarding this position are to be submitted via email to [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Policy Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.
NACCHO reserve the right to appoint to the position prior to the closing date.