Working in partnership to strengthen remote healthcare

 

Why partner with RAHC?

Workforce specialists

Access short-term placements of health professionals where and when they’re needed from an organisation who values partnerships and self-determination.

Culture at the centre

Build your capability with our well credentialed health professionals who we support with cultural education. Health professionals learn culture continuously while on placement to provide holistic healthcare.

Place-based

RAHC works with, not against, local organisations and remote health professionals. We work in partnership with Aboriginal communities to design solutions and build locally-led services.

Indigenous-led

RAHC’s board and leadership is majority Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They guide our Indigenous-led, -governed and -focused strategy to connect and work in genuine partnership with Aboriginal services in the NT.

Work as a RAHC health professional

Support quality healthcare in remote and very remote NT through community-led partnerships.

Be at the centre of community health as a RAHC GP. You’ll deliver primary health services backed with 24/7 support and a supportive, local network of health professionals with valuable skills and experience in remote healthcare.

GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

Care for the community’s diverse health needs as a RAHC RN. Every day is different yet always interesting and rewarding.

REGISTERED NURSES

Be a part of preventing the unequally high rates of oral disease in remote communities as a RAHC Dentist, Dental Therapist or Dental Assistant.

ORAL HEALTH

Help prevent and address the high rates of hearing loss, particularly in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

AUDIOLOGISTS

Healthcare designed for local needs

RAHC is an Indigenous-led and governed remote health workforce program.

Our majority Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander board sets our direction. We’re about strengthening the community-controlled health sector.

To do this, we deploy urban-based health professionals for workforce placement solutions. This is all done in partnership with:

  • the community
  • health services
  • health professionals
  • RAHC’s clinical, cultural and workforce teams.

Together we find solutions that fit local needs. These solutions help services in the community to keep working well into the future.

Communities we serve

Each remote community has their own goals and aspirations for healthcare.

We work in partnership with services and people in communities to find out how to support and strengthen them into a sustainable future.

Ali Curung

Ali Curung is 170 km south of Tennant Creek in the southern Barkly region. The community is accessible by road and has a local store, bakery, police station, petrol station, community hall and an arts and culture centre.

Central
On callInternet - Personal accommodation use4G available

Alpurrurulam

Alpurrurulam, found in the northern Barkly region, is 650km northwest of Alice Springs and just west of the Queensland border. The community has a local store, a petrol station and a recreational centre.

Barkly
On callInternet - Unrestricted4G available

Alyangula

Alyangula is on the Groote Eylandt archipelago, approximately 640km east southeast of Darwin and some 50km off the Arnhem Land coast. The community is only accessible by air and has a supermarket, bakery, a police station and a petrol station.

Top End
On callInternet - Limited clinic use3G available

Amoonguna

Amoonguna is 21km southeast of Alice Springs, near the Todd river and is accessible by road. The community has a local store, women's centre and community hall.

Central
No on callInternet - Personal accommodation use4G available

Ampilatwatja

Ampilatwatja, located 320km northeast of Alice Springs, is found in central Northern Territory on the Aherrenge Aboriginal Land Trust. The community has a women's centre, basketball courts and a community store with a petrol station.

Central
On callInternet - Limited clinic use4G available

Angurugu

Angurugu is situated halfway down the western coast of Groote Eylandt, on the banks of the Angurugu River. Groote Eylandt is around 650km east of Darwin and 50km off the Arnhem Land coast in the Gulf of Carpentaria. There is a community store, a takeaway store and a police station.

Top End
On callInternet - Personal accommodation use4G available

Anmatjere

Anmatjere is 194km north of Alice Springs in the central desert of the Northern Territory. The community has a local store, a community hall, a police station and a caravan park that supplies petrol.

Central
On callInternet - Limited accommodation use4G available

Anyinginyi

Anyinginyi is 500 kilometres north of Alice Springs and 1000 kilometres south of Darwin. Located in the heart of the Barkly Region, this community has a police station, a local store and multiple restaurants and cafes.

Central
No on callInternet - Personal clinic use4G available

Aputula

Aputula is about 317 km south of Alice Springs and is accessible by road and air. The community has a local store, a petrol station, a community hall and a recreational hall.

Central
On callInternet - Personal accommodation use3G available

Areyonga

Areyonga is nestled in a valley at the western end of the MacDonnell Ranges, about 240km west of Alice Springs. The community has a local store, swimming pool, football oval, basketball court and community hall.

Central
On callInternet - Limited accommodation usePhone service unavailable
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Equality and self-determination

We work with communities in remote and very remote NT to support self-determination. We believe Aboriginal communities deserve equality in access to healthcare and the right to choose how that happens.

Our work aligns with National Agreement for Closing the Gap Priority Reforms 1 and 2:

  1. Formal Partnerships and Shared Decision Making.
  2. Building the Community-Controlled Sector.

To do this, the Australian government funds RAHC to deliver:

  • the RAHC program – building and strengthening remote primary healthcare workforce in the NT
  • the RAWR program – deploying General Practitioners and Registered Nurses to remote communities around Australia

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Always supported with RAHC

We support healthcare professionals to do short-term paid placements (3 weeks to 12 weeks) in partnership with remote Aboriginal communities in the NT.

Enjoy continuous learning when you work with RAHC. We provide:

  • cultural and clinical orientation to prepare health professionals for placement and ongoing, 24/7 support
  • help with travel and accommodation
  • access to online learning.

To take part in the RAHC program, health professionals must meet some minimum criteria as a:

  • General Practitioner
  • Registered Nurse
  • Dentist
  • Dental Therapist
  • Dental Assistant
  • Audiologist.

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News

See what’s happening around RAHC and in the communities we serve.

Public health alert - Penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae (PPNG): changes to treatment recommendations for gonorrhoea Northern Territory wide

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that most commonly infects the urethra and the cervix. It can also infect the anus and throat.

Current Situation

Industry news

Northern Territory Immunisation Schedule update - 1 November 2023 

The Northern Territory (NT) Immunisation Schedules have been updated to reflect the introduction of the shingles vaccine Shingrix® to the National Immunisation Program from 1 November 2023.

Industry news

Supporting our community: online Social and Emotional Wellbeing Resources during the Voice referendum

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet have launched a portal that brings together a collection

RAHC news

National Nursing Forum 2023

The Remote Area Health Corps (RAHC) team had a great time at the National Nursing Forum in Adelaide this year.

RAHC news

Dental Health Week

Dental Health Week takes place every year in the first week of August. In 2023 Dental Health Week focuses on the mouth and whole-body connection with the theme Mind, Body, Mouth – it's all connected.

Oral Health
RAHC news

RAHC and Miwatj partner to support Galiwinku

In May 2023, RAHC partnered with Miwatj to deliver child health checks and assist with a backlog of immunisations in Galiwinku.

RAHC news

Donate life week - Neesha's story

This week is Donate Life Week, and we would like to share Neesha's story.

Neesha is a young woman from Darwin in her 20s who has been waiting four years for a life-saving kidney donation. 

RAHC news

Health Alert: Increase in cases of Crusted Scabies

There has been an increasing number of crusted scabies cases observed across the Northern Territory (NT), with a 35% increase in 2023 to date, compared with recent years.

RAHC news

NAIDOC Week – For Our Elders

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

RAHC news
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RAHC - Our Story

A video about how to get involved with Remote Area Health Corps (RAHC).

RAHC is a programme designed to increase the pool of urban-based health professionals available for work in Indigenous communities by attracting, recruiting and orienting them. We provide ongoing support and training to successfully assist the health professional to make the transition to remote practice.

If you are ready to be part of the effort to close the gap in Indigenous health outcomes across the Northern Territory, we stand ready to support you.

Testimonials

I have had the pleasure of being a Remote Educator (RE) with RAHC for the past four years. I am passionate about sharing my 11 years of experience in every aspect of living and working within remote Aboriginal Communities.

I believe RAHC supports their clinicians to the highest level. Through REs and their free comprehensive education modules, RAHC RNs are well prepared for all aspects of Remote Nursing.

Deborah O’Neill
Remote Educator

As of 2021, I have completed 27 placements as a Remote Educator with RAHC.

This support and mentorship role is invaluable to those on their first placement. It enables NTRs to quickly become fully functioning members of the remote clinic team, a benefit for both the NTR and the health service.

Margaret Cooper
Remote Educator

I think [the confidence I gained] was the main benefit of the Remote Educator for me. I am new to Primary Health and to remote nursing, and I found that to have an RE with me for the first week gave me an enormous amount of confidence to continue to pursue my remote nursing career. Bec was a terrific resource in this respect.

Margaret Harper
New-to-remote

[It] was great to be able to talk [with a Remote Educator] beforehand and get some ideas about community
[I] Definitely [recommend the support of a Remote Educator to other new-to-remotes]! I feel lucky to have had [my RE] with me. It would have been very hard to work out PCIS by myself, and it was also great to have her to ease into being on call.”

Monika Geisselbrecht
New-to-remote

[The time spent with my Remote Educator was] extremely [important], it is a fast track into new remote area nursing work. Plus, it supports the facility with another experienced clinician to help orientate a new person without taking away from their time in a busy clinic, meaning greater efficiency and increased productivity.

[I] Totally [recommend the support of a Remote Educator to other new-to-remotes]! One of the reasons I chose RAHC to go remote with is the support from a Remote Educator. It is great to have that person by your side to learn as it happens.”

Amanda Burns
New-to-remote

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