NSW Health ‘Good Health – Great Jobs’
Stepping Up Forum 2015
Artist: Jessica Birk Draft Program
Tuesday 31 March 2015
8:00 – 8:45am
9.00 – 9:10am
BAY 4, ATRIUM
Registration
BAY 4, ATRIUM
Welcome and Forum Opening
*Career stalls will be open and staffed during this time
Dr Gregory Phillips, Master of Ceremonies
9:10 – 9:25am
Welcome to Country
Mr Ray Davison, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
9:25 – 9:35am
NSW Ministry of Health Welcome
Ms Robyn Burley, Director, Workforce Planning & Development, NSW Ministry of Health
9:35 – 9:50am
Opening Cultural Performance
Muggera Dancers
9:50 – 10:30am
Keynote Address
Social and Cultural Determinants of Health and the NSW Aboriginal Health Workforce
Professor Ngiare Brown
10:30 – 11:00am
11:00 – 11:30am
BAY 4, ATRIUM
Morning Tea
BAY 4, ATRIUM
Keynote Address
Valuing the contribution of the Aboriginal workforce – lessons learned
*Career stalls will be open and staffed during this time
Ms Amanda Larkin, Chief Executive, South Western Sydney Local Health District
11:30 - 12:15pm
Panel
Career Pathways ‘Our Stories – Challenges & Strengths’
• Ms Leona McGrath (Midwife), Senior Advisor, Nursing and Midwifery Office
• Ms Nicole Turner (Nutritionist), Health Clinician and Researcher, Senior Project Officer, Newcastle University
• Dr Gregory Phillips (MMedSc and Medical Anthropologist)
NSW Health ‘Good Health – Great Jobs’
Stepping Up Forum 2015
Artist: Jessica Birk Draft Program
12:15 – 1:00pm
1:00 – 1:15pm
BAY 4, ATRIUM
Lunch
*Career stalls will be open and staffed during this time
BAY 4, DINING ROOM
Focus on NSW Aboriginal Workforce Strategies
Introduction to NSW Health Aboriginal Health Worker Guidelines and Decision Making Framework
Charles Davison, Manager Aboriginal Workforce NSW Ministry of Health
1:15 – 2:00pm
Panel
Aboriginal Health Workforce ‘Making the best use of skills and experiences’
• Ms Robyn Burley, Director, Workforce Planning and Development, NSW Ministry of Health
• Ms Tricia Elarde, Senior Policy Officer, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association (NATSIHWA)
• Ms Jennifer Smith, Manager Aboriginal Health, Northern NSW LHD
Models for Aboriginal Health Workers
Presentations (20 minutes) and then discussion (30 minutes)
Learnings from each Workshop will be shared at the end of Day 2
ROOM
TBC
2:05 – 2:55pm
Concurrent
Workshops
The Role of Aboriginal Health
An Aboriginal Health Practitioner Working in
Workers in Aboriginal Maternal Infant a NSW Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Services and Building Strong Health Service and Medical Service
Foundations (BSF) for Aboriginal
(ACCHS&MS)
Children, Families and Communities
Ms Carolyn Westgarth
NSW Kids + Families
Ms Sharon Taylor
Aboriginal Mothers and Babies Training
and Support Unit (TSU)
TBC
TBC
1. NSW Aboriginal Mental Health Worker
Training Program
2. NSW Aboriginal Clinical Leadership
Program
Mr James Porter
Senior Project Officer
Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council
(AH&MRC)
Mr Tom Brideson
State-wide Coordinator
NSW Aboriginal Mental Health Workforce
Program
Ms Jade Hansen
Aboriginal Health Practitioner Katungul Aboriginal
Community Corporation and Medical Service
Ms Kristen Ella
Graduate, Djirruwang program
NSW Health ‘Good Health – Great Jobs’
Stepping Up Forum 2015
Artist: Jessica Birk Draft Program
(ACC&MS)
3:00 – 3.30pm
3:30 – 4:00pm
BAY 4, ATRIUM
Afternoon Tea
BAY 4, DINING ROOM
Keynote Address
Increasing and Enhancing the Aboriginal Health Workforce in WNSW LHD
Mr Scott McLachlan, Chief Executive, Western NSW Local Health District
4:00 – 4:15pm
4:15pm
6:25pm
6:50pm
7:00pm
Closing Summary
Dr Gregory Phillips, Master of Ceremonies
Close of Forum
BAY 4, DINING ROOM
GALA DINNER - Dr Gregory Phillips, Master of Ceremonies
Canapés
Delegates and officials seated for dinner to be served
Welcome and Introductions
Dr Gregory Phillips, Master of Ceremonies
7:15 – 7:30pm
Welcome to Country
Mr Ray Davison, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
7:35 – 7:50pm
Cultural Performance
DESCENDANCE Dance Group
8:05 – 8:15pm
Overview of ‘Good Health – Great Jobs’ Stepping Up
Charles Davison, Manager Aboriginal Workforce NSW Ministry of Health
Aboriginal Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Service (CAMHS) Priority Advisor,
Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Office (MHDAO)
* Career Stalls will be unstaffed during this time
NSW Health ‘Good Health – Great Jobs’
Stepping Up Forum 2015
Artist: Jessica Birk Draft Program
8:30pm
Official Launch: Aboriginal on-line Recruitment and Retention Resource
Dr Mary Foley, Secretary, NSW Ministry of Health
9:30 – 10:00pm
Dinner Completed
Wednesday 1 April 2015
8:30 – 9:00am
9:00 – 9:15am
BAY 4, ATRIUM
Registrations
BAY 4, DINING ROOM
Welcome and Forum Opening
*Career Stalls will be open and staffed during this time
Dr Gregory Phillips, Master of Ceremonies
9:15 – 9:45am
Keynote Address
Aboriginal Workforce Programs in Sydney Local Health District – Successes and Challenges
Dr Teresa Anderson, Chief Executive, Sydney Local Health District
Workshops – First Concurrent Session
Delegates are asked to attend one of the following sessions
Presentations (20 minutes) and then discussion (30 minutes)
Learnings from each Workshop will be shared at the end of Day 2
ROOM
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
9:50 – 10:35am
Stepping Up
Aboriginal
Recruitment and
Retention Resource
Bachelor of Primary
Health – an
Initiative for
Indigenous
Students
Provider of Training
and Development
for Aboriginal
students
Career Pathways in
NSW Ministry of
Health
Aboriginal Policy
Pathway Program
(APPP)
NSW Aboriginal
Population Health
Training Initiative
South Western
Sydney LHD’S
Aboriginal
Employment
Strategy
Our healing ways:
Aboriginal Peer
Supervision for the
Aboriginal
Workforce
Mr Nathan Jones
Director Aboriginal
Health, South
Ms Ann Baker
State Mental Health
Mr Charles Davison
Manager, Aboriginal
Workforce
NSW Ministry of
Health
Ms Rachel Smith
Course Coordinator
Mr Terry Smith
Manager, Education
and Training
Aboriginal Health
NSW Health ‘Good Health – Great Jobs’
Stepping Up Forum 2015
Artist: Jessica Birk Draft Program
(Selected Delegates
will attend this
session)
10:40 – 11:10am
11:10 – 11:40am
Lecturer,
University of
Technology, Sydney
(UTS)
Ms Kaleena Smith
Jumbunna Outreach
Officer, University of
Technology Sydney
(UTS)
College, Aboriginal
Health & Medical
Research Council
(AH&MRC)
(APHTI)
Ms Meggan Grose
Graduate, APPP
Project Officer,
Centre for Aboriginal
Health (CAH)
Ms Karen Cashman
Graduate, APHTI
Project Officer,
Centre for Aboriginal
Health (CAH)
BAY 4, ATRIUM
Morning Tea
Keynote Address
Aboriginal Workforce and the Capability Framework
Western Sydney
Local Health District
Co-ordinator,
Aboriginal Health &
Medical Research
Council (AH&MRC)
*Career stalls will be open and staffed during this time
Mr Graeme Head, Commissioner Performance, Public Service Commission (PSC)
Workshops – Second Concurrent Sessions
Delegates are asked to attend one of the following sessions
Presentations (20 minutes) and then discussion (30 minutes)
Learnings from each Workshop will be shared at the end of Day 2
ROOM
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
11:45 – 12:30pm
Integrating
Collaboration
Openness Respect
Empowerment
(CORE) Chat into
‘Good Health –
Consultation and
Review of Good
Health – Great Jobs
Aboriginal
Workforce Strategic
Framework 2016 –
Building the
Aboriginal
Workforce to
support Close the
Gap
Enhancing the Role
of the Aboriginal
Health Worker in
the NSW Custodial
Health Setting
Myths and
Misconceptions
about identified and
targeted positions
HealthShare NSW
Employment
Strategies –
lessons learnt
Ms Wendy Bryan-
Mr Paul Gavel
Director
Mr Gregory Davison
NSW Health ‘Good Health – Great Jobs’
Stepping Up Forum 2015
Artist: Jessica Birk Draft Program
12:30 – 1:15pm
1:15 – 1:45pm
Great Jobs’
2020
Ms Kerry HidesPearson, Senior
Program Officer,
Health Education
Training Institute
(HETI)
(TBC)
Ms Glenda Dingwall
Director Workforce;
Ms Julie Smith
Manager Aboriginal
Employment –
Workforce;
Hunter New England
LHD
BAY 4, ATRIUM
Lunch
BAY 4, DINING ROOM
Summary of Workshop Sessions
•
•
Manager Aboriginal
Health, Justice Health
& Forensic Mental
Health Network
Clothier
Aboriginal Health
Management Advisor
| Priority Populations,
Sydney Children’s
Hospital Network
(SCHN)
Workforce;
Ms Lana Kelly
Manager
Aboriginal Workforce;
Health Support
Services HealthShare
NSW
* Career Stalls will be open and staffed during this time
Discussion Learnings from Day 1 Concurrent Workshops
Discussion Learnings from Day 2 Concurrent Workshops
Dr Gregory Phillips, Master of Ceremonies
1:50 – 2:05pm
2:05 – 2:30pm
2:30 – 3:00pm
Closing Cultural Performance
Muggera Traditional Dancers
BAY 4, ATRIUM
Afternoon Tea
BAY 4, DINING ROOM
Keynote Address and Closing
Ms Karen Crawshaw, Deputy Secretary
Governance Workforce and Corporate, NSW Ministry of Health
3:00pm
Close of Forum
Dr Gregory Phillips, Master of Ceremonies
* Career Stalls will be unstaffed during this time