Aboriginal Liaison Officer

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Murray Bridge
• ASO4 | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
• Salary: $76,561 - $80,256 p.a
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as an Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer – Champion Cultural Safety and Support Patient Wellbeing

Make a meaningful difference by ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients receive culturally safe, respectful, and supportive care throughout their hospital journey. This rewarding role allows you to build strong connections, advocate for patient needs, and help create a culturally responsive health service.

About the Role:

As an Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer, you will play a vital role partnering with clinical teams to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and their escorts during their stay at Murray Bridge hospital. You will provide cultural guidance, assist patients in navigating the health system, and ensure their experience from admission to discharge is safe, culturally sensitive, and well-coordinated.

Your responsibilities include offering cultural support, helping clinicians communicate health information in a culturally appropriate way, and explaining care and procedures in language that is accessible and respectful. You will liaise with community health centres to support continuity of care, coordinate transport arrangements, and advocate for the use of language interpreters when required. Acting as a cultural consultant, you will also support RMCLHN staff in delivering culturally appropriate services and ensuring Aboriginality is correctly acknowledged and recorded.

What We’re Looking For:

• Significant experience in working with Aboriginal individuals, their families and communities.
• Experience in working in a health and multidisciplinary setting.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing, developing and maintaining effective networks, alliances and relationships with Aboriginal individuals, organisations and communities.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.

Applicant Information

Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network has determined that an exemption to prefer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants granted by the Equal Opportunity Tribunal of South Australia under sections 34(2) and 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA) applies to this position. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage is considered essential and therefore a Confirmation of Aboriginality may be requested.

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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 922047

Enquiries

Kristin Hunter
Director of Nursing and Midwifery
Phone: (08) 8535 6777
E-mail: Kristin.Hunter@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Saturday 6th December 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

922047 ASO4 Role Description.pdf

About Murray Bridge Workforce Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines