By embarking on a career in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector, you can help close the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and be part of a multidisciplinary team committed to delivering quality, culturally appropriate, holistic primary health care.
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services are non-government, primary health care service providers initiated and operated by the local Aboriginal community to deliver holistic, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate health care to the community, which controls it through a locally elected Board.
There are 23 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Western Australia, located in metropolitan, regional and remote areas. The WA ACCHS network operates 68 clinics, offering over 24 different types of health and wellbeing services specifically designed to meet the health needs of local Aboriginal people. This results in over 500,000 episodes of care per annum.
In line with their holistic health approach, ACCHS support the social, emotional, physical and cultural wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families and communities.
Work in the ACCHS Sector to make a difference in Closing the Gap in health outcomes between Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal people, learn about the oldest living culture in the world and work in and explore in beautiful regional and remote parts of Western Australia. This rewarding and challenging field offers the opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary, team-based environment with strong leadership and career development opportunities, as well as training and professional development.
