Member Opportunities

Ready to grow your skills and make an even greater impact in remote and rural Queensland?

Round 2 of the Health Workforce Scholarship Program is now open!

The Health Workforce Scholarship Program offers up to $10,000 per year (for up to two years, per application) to eligible health professionals to support professional development and further training for courses commencing on or before 21 August 2026.

This is your opportunity to strengthen your expertise and support healthier communities across remote and rural Queensland.

Applications close 26 April. Visit our website to learn more and apply. https://go.hwq.com.au/f45f524b

Looking for a role where community truly comes first?

Bamaga is a vibrant, culturally rich Indigenous township and a central hub for the Northern Peninsula Area. You’ll work closely with local families, Elders, and health workers to improve health outcomes in one of Australia’s most significant Indigenous regions.

If meaningful, culturally connected care motivates you, this is the place to be.

Call Dr Jen Wharton for chat – 0477 508 295

Best Sepsis Care for our Kids is a national online forum held during Paediatric Sepsis Week, dedicated to raising awareness of sepsis in children and improving outcomes for families across Australia.

This year’s forum will bring together leading clinicians, researchers, and consumer advocates who are driving improvements in paediatric sepsis care nationwide. The program will cover key topics including sepsis recognition and treatments, consumer stories, learnings from the parents’ experience, quality improvement initiatives, post sepsis care and innovations in early recognition, offering valuable insights across the full continuum of the sepsis journey.

Best Sepsis Care for our Kids is a FREE online event, open to healthcare professionals, parents, carers, and anyone with an interest in improving outcomes for children with sepsis.

View the program: Best Sepsis Care for our Kids 2026 – Program

Register here to attend Wednesday, 22nd April 1:30PM-3:45PM (AEST), via ZOOM.

We are seeking a talented researcher to join our team. The appointment will be at either Research Fellow (Level B) or Senior Research Fellow (Level C), depending on your experience, research profile, and leadership achievements. In this role, you will conduct high-quality research, publish in peer-reviewed journals, present at conferences, and contribute to competitive research funding applications. You will engage in collaborative and translational research, fostering partnerships that deliver meaningful outcomes to policy, practice, industry, or the community.

This is a unique opportunity to join The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at the University of Sydney as a Research Associate, contributing to impactful research within a dynamic and collaborative environment. The role supports the advancement of research initiatives aligned with the Faculty’s strategic priorities, with a strong focus on developing research capability and contributing to knowledge within the discipline.

We are seeking a talented Research Fellow to join our team. This role offers the opportunity to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, translating research into meaningful outcomes across policy, practice, and community. You will play a key role in advancing research initiatives, supporting funding opportunities, and engaging with a broad network of stakeholders.

Full-Time or Part-Time (0.6 FTE minimum), 2-year fixed-term opportunity, with possible extension

Opportunity to work in a new partnership between two Flagship Research Centres, The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and The Daffodil Centre, focused on reducing inequity in cancer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

Ready to grow your skills and make an even greater impact in remote and rural Queensland?

Round 2 of the Health Workforce Scholarship Program opens 13 April 2026!

The Health Workforce Scholarship Program offers up to $10,000 per year (for up to two years, per application), to eligible health professionals to support professional development and further training for courses commencing on or before 21 August 2026.

This is your opportunity to strengthen your expertise and support healthier communities across remote and rural Queensland.

• Mark your calendar
• Check your eligibility
• Review the guidelines

Visit our website to learn more and apply.

GPs, midwives and obstetricians/OB-GYNs are invited to take part in a 60-minute online interview to help evaluate the Australian Government’s pregnancy care consumer resources, developed from the Australian Pregnancy Care Guidelines.
Researchers from Whereto Research, on behalf of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, are seeking clinicians who are aware of, have seen, or have used the resources in practice.
Interviews will be conducted online between 1 April and 1 May 2026, and participants will receive a $250 eGift voucher.
View the resources: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/pregnancy-information-resources
Email annabel@wheretoresearch.com.au if interested.

This Facilitator Training is designed specifically for Aboriginal men who want to build confidence in guiding conversations, supporting others, and leading programs in their communities and workplaces.

Participants will develop practical facilitation skills, learn how to create respectful spaces for men to talk openly, and explore ways to lead meaningful discussions around culture, identity, and lived experience.

The training focuses on learning through practice, shared knowledge, and reflection. Participants will leave with practical tools to support mentoring, workshops, and group programs with other Aboriginal men.

Bring Your A‑Game to the Tip — Bamaga Needs You!
Working as a Senior Medical Officer / Rural Generalist in Bamaga means stepping into one of the most unique healthcare environments in Australia — perched just 40 km from the very tip of Cape York.
At Bamaga Hospital, you’ll provide emergency and inpatient care for multiple Northern Peninsula communities, making every shift feel essential and energising.
With a predominantly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, your work is wrapped in rich culture and community connection. It’s medicine with personality — raw, real, and rewarding.
Does this sound like you? Give Jen a call and have a yarn about this opportunity

Want to practice medicine where community truly comes first?
In Bamaga—a vibrant, culturally rich Indigenous township and central hub of the Northern Peninsula Area—your role as a Medical Officer makes a tangible difference.
You’ll work alongside local families, Elders, and health workers to support long‑term wellbeing in a deeply connected community.
If meaningful, culturally grounded care motivates you, this is your calling.
Give Jen a call and have a yarn about this amazing opportunity!

Want to practice medicine where community truly comes first?

In Bamaga—a vibrant, culturally rich Indigenous township and central hub of the Northern Peninsula Area—your role as a Medical Officer makes a tangible difference.

You’ll work alongside local families, Elders, and health workers to support long‑term wellbeing in a deeply connected community.

If meaningful, culturally grounded care motivates you, this is your calling.

Given Jen a call for a yarn about this great career opporturnity!

Referring a patient for genetic testing related to familial cancer isn’t an everyday task for most GPs, making it easy to miss essential details required for a Familial Cancer Centre (FCC) referral.

Many referrals are returned due to missing or incomplete information, causing avoidable delays, longer wait times, increased patient anxiety, and added pressure on already stretched services.

To support GPs, Cancer Council Victoria has developed a new Familial Cancer Centre GP Referral Checklist. This practical resource outlines the key information FCCs need to triage efficiently and arrange initial contact without delay.

This May, AHCWA will host the WA Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector Conference. This is our flagship gathering, and brings together more than 300 delegates, leaders, innovators, and changemakers committed to improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people across WA. This year’s theme, Growing in Strength Starts with Us, reflects our shared responsibility to drive meaningful, community-led progress.

Alongside the main conference, we’re proud to deliver the WA Aboriginal Youth Conference, an inspiring two‑day event empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth aged 18–29 to connect, grow, and lead.

Participate in the 10-week study. The project is based on the Royal Darwin Hospital Greening Project, co-led by Dr Aunty Bilawara Lee, in which workplace experiences of nature are used to promote wellbeing in those delivering hospital-based care.

RECRUITMENTS OPEN: 16 February to 26 April 2026

Are you passionate about health equity and improving health outcomes in remote Australia?

Join Torres and Cape HHS for a rewarding career, exceptional benefits and the opportunity to make a positive impact to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare.

Enjoy northern Australia’s diverse environment including fishing, camping and sea adventures. Supporting best practice healthcare within Cape York and the Torres Strait. Work with passionate Health Care Professionals. Be a part of something bigger – Come on up and make a difference!

Call Marlow on 0420 690 944 for a yarn about the opportunities and what we can offer.

The South Australia Branch of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of
Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) is offering Ophthalmology Elective Grants between $1,000 – $3,000 for First Nations medical students at Flinders University and The University of Adelaide.

This grant aims to support and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students to pursue an Ophthalmology elective, potentially leading to a future career in the field.

Funds are to be used towards any travel and associated costs to participate in an elective term in Ophthalmology either in Adelaide, Alice Springs, or an approved outreach location. SA medical student? Think you might be interested? Get in touch!