Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service Northern Sydney LHD
Official page for the Northern Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service Need help right now?
The NSLHD Aboriginal Health Service (AHS) page isn’t the place to get one-on-one help. The moderators don’t have access to clinical files or capacity to offer crisis support. If you, or someone you know, needs urgent help the best options are:
- If life is in danger call triple zero (000)
- If you are in NSW and need to be connected with your local mental health service, you can free call the Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511. Calls are answered 24/7 by a clinician who can offer support and connect you with services.
- Lifeline offers 24/7 free support on 13 11 14. Terms of Use
The NSLHD AHS page aims to increase community awareness about local services, events and health promotion information that may benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is a platform to encourage individuals to access beneficial services and engage with our partners and stakeholders. When participating in this page please be respectful of all points of view, and refrain from personal attacks on other users. NSLHD AHS will remove any posts, comments or content that:
• violate the privacy or confidentiality of a client/patient/consumer, family/carer, or staff member – this is not the place to be naming names
• are racist, sexist, ageist, discriminatory, obscene, or use graphic sexual language
• are likely to be offensive to others
• promote or discuss methods of self-harm or su***de
• are dogmatic, such as setting out courses of action as “the only way”
• are defamatory, or overly critical of services or organisations that provide help to others
• for any other reason is likely to cause harm / distress to others reading the story
• are posted for commercial purposes
• promote advice that is considered to be inaccurate, inappropriate or harmful. If you see anything on the NSLHD AHS page that concerns you, including the things listed above, or content that breaches your privacy or intellectual property rights, please email us at nslhd-aboriginalhealth@health.nsw.gov.au. We’ll check it out and take the action we think is appropriate. If you are not happy with the response you receive from us, you can use the report function that Facebook provides. People who fail to follow the page rules will be warned twice, and then blocked for a time period if the breaches continue. The exception to this is if the content is extremely offensive, in which case they will be blocked immediately. NSLHD AHS takes no responsibility for comments on our page, or any interactions followers may have on or off our page. NSLHD AHS page is checked Monday to Friday, 8am-4.30pm. We don’t check the page in the evenings, over the weekend or on public holidays.
30/09/2025
Please see link below for the advertisement for 2 new Aboriginal Health Worker Trainee positions in NSLHD.
This is a fantastic entry level position for any of our mob looking to start a career in health.
Please share across your networks and encourage mob to apply.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Aboriginal Health Worker
Remuneration: $1,198.04 - $1,731.68 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ609496
Closing Date: 9 October 2025
Link to Apply:
Aboriginal Health Worker TraineeNSLHD is committed to enhancing health outcomes for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.Employment...
29/09/2025
World Heart Day - Don’t Miss A Beat♥️
On September 29, 2025, World Heart Day unites millions worldwide to fight cardiovascular disease. Learn how the World Heart Federation inspires action to prevent, treat, and beat heart disease.
29/09/2025
23/09/2025
Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander studying any of the following?
🎓 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander primary health care
🎓 Allied health (excluding pharmacy)
🎓 Dentistry and oral health (excluding dental assistants)
🎓 Medicine
🎓 Mental health studies
🎓 Nursing (Registered and Enrolled nursing)
🎓 Midwifery
Then you're eligible to apply to the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship!
The scholarship provides access to financial, cultural, mentoring, and other supports, including access to up to 💸 $15,000 per annum (full time) for the normal duration of the course.
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23/09/2025
23/09/2025
We are actively recruiting to the NSLHD Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Talent Pool. Please share far and wide across your networks and encourage mob to apply! Closing Date 16th October 2025.
Congratulations to RNSH’s Dr Mackenzie Little, who won bronze in javelin at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo over the weekend with a throw of 63.58m.
The 28-year-old junior doctor had just come off night shifts in the emergency department before flying out to compete.
A regular on the Diamond League — the premier global circuit for track and field — Little balances full-time hospital work with elite international athletics.
She also recently secured her first surgical job for 2026, aiming to specialise in ENT.
20/09/2025
Sydney - 22nd-30th September- New Dates available for Ngangkari Healing with Debbie Watson. Book on the following link :
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19/09/2025
🌟We are advertising for an Identified HSM2 Position – Community Engagement and Projects Manager, based at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District.
🌟Please share far and wide across your networks and encourage mob to apply! Closing Date is next week Friday, 26th September 2025.
🌟Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
🌟Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
🌟Remuneration: $2,105.40 - $2,484.24 per week
🌟Hours Per Week: 38
🌟Requisition ID: REQ606030
🌟Closing date: 26 September 2025
💥Link to Apply:
An exciting opportunity exists for Community Engagement and Project Manager - Bridging Stakeholders and Strategy for Sustainable Impact.Employment...
17/09/2025
R U OK?Day 2025 is this Thursday (11 September) but ANY day is the day to check in and support those who might be struggling.
If you’re not sure how to start the conversation, use these 4️⃣ steps.
1️⃣ Ask R U OK?
2️⃣ Listen
3️⃣ Encourage action
4️⃣ Check in
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The Aboriginal Health Service (AHS) of Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our health services have been built, the Gaimariagal, Guringai and Dharug peoples and we honour and pay our respects to their ancestors.
We also acknowledge and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that past, current and future Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the continuing custodians of this country upon which we live, work and meet and that it is from their blood, courage, pride and dignity that we are able to continue to live, work and meet on this ancient and sacred country.
Our AHS works within the NSLHD to provide holistic, culturally safe and appropriate care to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The key responsibility of the AHS is to coordinate and provide advice on matters relating to improving health and social emotional wellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
The AHS provides consultation and advice to health services that that engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within NSLHD and external. This enables the provision of culturally safe and respectful services to the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. The AHS provides social, emotional and cultural support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients admitted to hospitals across NSLHD.
NSLHD AHS offers services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community that are primary health care focused and start from a Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) paradigm. This evidences the holistic model of health care that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have practiced for over 40,000 years.
Bungee Bidgel is our Aboriginal outreach clinic which operates every Tuesday out of the General Practice (GP) Training Unit at Hornsby Ku-ringai Hospital. Our Aboriginal Registered Nurse can provide 715 Health Checks, adressing all of your health needs and concerns.
Bungee Bidgel also runs a monthly optometry clinic which offers free eye checks and glasses, if required.
The AHS also offers chronic care coordination through the Integrated Team Care (ITC) program, dental referrals, women’s warm water hydrotherapy, women’s health check days and men’s yarning teas.
