Strategic Aboriginal Cultural Lead

• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Child and Family Health Service, Adelaide 5000
• Salary – SS/SM1 - Senior Specialist/Senior Manager 1, $144,421  to + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time – Permanent Ongoing

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The CaFHS Strategic Aboriginal Cultural Lead is accountable to the Executive Director of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing in the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN) for the development and implementation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health related strategies and models across CaFHS.

Key duties of the role

• Provide strategic direction, leadership and innovative approaches to providing health services and building a culturally safe, responsive, and competent workforce across all CaFHS
• Provide expert advice, leadership and effective advocacy across WCHN to increase the uptake of CaFHS services, and facilitate the embedding of, culturally sensitive care and support to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers. 
• Lead and oversee to the development of operational policy and/or procedures with a focus on providing high quality services to Aboriginal
• Provide advice and coordination to leadership members across the CaFHS to address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
• Lead, motivate, inspire and build the capacity of the teams to achieve excellence through coaching, supporting and developing team members

Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and stakeholders
• Extensive experience developing and implementing culturally safe Aboriginal health programs, frameworks or service models
• Extensive experience leading change, strategic planning, service improvement and complex stakeholder engagement
• Strong knowledge of Aboriginal health, cultural safety, social determinants of health and relevant SA Health frameworks and policies

Enquiries can be directed to

Tarnya Clark

Nurse Manager

83031596

Tarnya.Clark@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• SM1 - Strategic Aboriginal Cultural Lead - Role Description - 947989.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 09 September 2026 11:55PM