By 2050, everyone in our community enjoys the best health and wellbeing in Victoria.
Provide best care, every person, every day, so that everyone feels better.
Respect - We respect the people we connect with.
Compassion - We show compassion for the people we care for and work with.
Commitment - We are committed to quality and excellence in everything we do.
Accountability - We take accountability for what we do.
Innovation - We drive innovation for better care.
We are a culturally diverse organisation with a wide variety of people from different races and cultures. We celebrate the diversity of different ages, gender, ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation, religious belief, work experience, educational background, and consider it a competitive advantage.
Barwon Health is working toward creating a culture of inclusive practice.
With the ageing of the Australian population, it is now more important than ever to encourage experienced workers to remain in the workforce and to pass their skills and knowledge onto others. Aging faster than the rest of the State, particularly the people over 85 years of age. By 2021, nearly 25% of the population will be over 65 years of age. In Queenscliff and the Surf Coast this age group will comprise close to 50% of the population. The long-term success of any business depends on the ability to tap into a diverse body of talent, knowledge and skills. Age-friendly recruitment practices can widen the applicant pool to help you find the best person.
We are an inclusive employer welcoming people from all backgrounds, and are increasingly investing more time and efforts in creating a disability confident organisation, which ensures inclusion and enables employment for people with disability.
We are driving increased efforts to provide support networks for employees with disability, including our existing EAP program, StaffCare, as well as partnering with external organisation that are able to come in and provide additional support to employees with disability if needed.
We treat all employees the same at Barwon Health, and encourage all people with disability to join our inclusive community.
Barwon Health is located on the lands of the Wadawurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. Barwon Health is committed to providing culturally appropriate and responsive care for the local Aboriginal community working to make an impact on improving the length and quality of the lives of local Aboriginal people and the broader Aboriginal Community. With this in mind, Barwon Health has a dedicated Aboriginal Health Unit including Program Manager, Aboriginal Workforce Officer, 3 Aboriginal Liaison Officers and 2 Policy Officers.
Barwon Health have confidence that employing Aboriginal people across all departments of Barwon Health will be beneficial in developing a culturally responsive organisation. As part of Barwon Health’s commitment to workforce diversity, inclusion and service access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities, the Aboriginal Employment Plan has been created to assist in the employment of Aboriginal people in both clinical and non-clinical roles within the organisation.
We are currently working on the Barwon Health 2023-2027 Aboriginal Employment Plan.
All Barwon Health staff are encouraged to complete the “Aboriginal Cultural Awareness for Staff” online training module as part of their orientation and upon request more in-depth group cultural training can be provided face-to-face by the Aboriginal Health team.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 24 April 2024