Aboriginal Health Worker definition

Aboriginal Health Worker means an Aboriginal Health Worker who does not hold an Advanced Certificate in Aboriginal Health Work or has not gone through a recognition of prior learning process when employed. Once this qualification has been achieved, the Health Worker can progress to Level 2.
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Aboriginal Health Worker means a person who is qualified as an aboriginal health worker after undertaking a course in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, provided by an institution recognised by the Department of Health and Ageing as suitable for providing a course of that nature, and who obtained a Certificate Level III (or higher) under the course.
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Aboriginal Health Worker means a person who is appointed as such and is a provider of flexible, holistic and culturally sensitive health services to the Aboriginal community, and holds or aspires to hold a minimum Certificate III qualification in Aboriginal Primary Health Care or a minimum Certificate III health qualification in the area of care in which the Aboriginal Health Worker works. Aboriginal Health Workers perform a range of primary health care duties for the community in which they work under direct or indirect supervision at more experienced years.
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Examples of Aboriginal Health Worker in a sentence

  • Additional notes: The Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Service is a community-based maternity service, with a midwife and Aboriginal Health Worker working in partnership with Aboriginal families to provide culturally appropriate and respectful care for Aboriginal women and babies.

  • For the purpose of this Agreement, Level 1 – ‘Aboriginal Health Worker’ means an Aboriginal Health Worker who does not hold an Advanced Certificate in Aboriginal Health Work or has not gone through a recognition of prior learning process when employed.

  • For the purpose of this Agreement, Level 1 – “Currently practising Conditional Aboriginal Health Worker” means an Aboriginal Health Worker providing a limited range of direct primary health care services and not being eligible to be classified at Levels 2 to 4 inclusive.

  • For the purpose of this Agreement, Level 1 — “Aboriginal Health Worker" means an Aboriginal Health Worker who does not hold an Advanced Certificate in Aboriginal Health Work or has not gone through a recognition of prior learning process when employed.

  • They will provide primary health services education and liaison duties under the direct supervision of an Aboriginal Health Worker Grade 2,3 or 4.

  • Health Practitioner Grade 1 An Aboriginal and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Islander Health Practitioner whose duties/responsibilities are not covered by any of the above definitions, or a person employed as a trainee Aboriginal Health Worker.

  • At the conclusion of the Traineeship, the trainees will be provided with a further period of on and off the job training to achieve a qualification at certificate level 4 as required for appointment as a level 2 Aboriginal Health Worker.