Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Health Worker
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 2
- Major group
- Community and Personal Service Workers
Classification
- Major group
- 4Community and Personal Service Workers
- Sub-major group
- 41Health and Welfare Support Workers
- Minor group
- 411Health and Welfare Support Workers
- Unit group
- 4115Indigenous Health Workers
Description
Liaises with patients, clients, visitors to hospitals and other medical facilities and staff at health clinics, and works as a team member to arrange, coordinate and provide health care delivery in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community health clinics. Registration or licensing may be required.
Unit group
4115 · Indigenous Health WorkersDescription
UNIT GROUP 4115 INDIGENOUS HEALTH WORKERS INDIGENOUS HEALTH WORKERS assist with the coordination and provision of health care delivery to Indigenous communities.
Skill level
Australia
AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)
New Zealand
NZQF Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.
Occupation skill level 2
Tasks
Tasks include
- maintaining health records and statistics
- acting as an advocate in the community they serve, and as a communicator and interpreter on behalf of clients and other health workers
- providing clinical functions, such as case management and follow-up, independently or in consultation with other health care providers
- providing health education to individual clients and staff in health facilities
- providing cultural education to persons outside the cultural community and life skills education to the community they serve
- providing counselling and referring clients to other health care providers where necessary