NSW Aboriginal Allied Health Cadetship – Online Application App

Welcome to the NSW Health's online application app for the NSW Aboriginal Allied Health Cadetship program.

This app allows you to lodge an expression of interest, and if eligible, you will be invited to complete the application process.

Cadetship Overview

The NSW Aboriginal Allied Health Cadetship program offers paid work placements, financial and cultural support to Aboriginal students undertaking full time study in an undergraduate or postgraduate allied health course as their first pathway to professional employment.

Cadets are employed for the duration of the program by either a NSW Health: Local Health District; or Specialty Health Network. The overall aim of the program is to:

• Increase the number of Aboriginal people working in allied health professions across the NSW public health sector.
• Provide an opportunity for Local Health Districts and Specialty Health Networks to assist in improving Aboriginal health through education and employment.

Cadets

The Cadetship offers:

• The opportunity to work in a Local Health District or Specialty Health Network in a range of settings such as hospitals, outpatient clinics and/or community while completing their allied health studies.
• An income while studying.
• Support and mentoring by professionals (both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) already working within the health setting.
• The opportunity to experience firsthand employment in a health facility and develop both cultural and allied health links.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Aboriginal Allied Health Cadetship, a person must:

• Be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
• Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person; and
• Be enrolled in the final two years of full-time study in an allied health profession at a university located in NSW, as their first university pathway, that leads to professional registration, or eligibility for membership, as an allied health professional with a relevant professional association; and
• A resident of NSW

Immunisation Compliance

All NSW Health workers are required to maintain compliance with the screening, assessment and vaccination requirements outlined in NSW Health policy directive on Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases. To find out more please click here

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Further enquiries

To help you achieve your career goal, the NSW Ministry of Health offers cadetships for Aboriginal people living in NSW. If you’d like to find out more, please email our team at MOH-Cadetship@health.nsw.gov.au