Workforce Council

The health industry is roughly divided into eight sectors and includes: Hospitals; Medical Services; Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Services; Allied Health Services; Other Health Care Services; Residential Care Services; Child Care Services; and Other Social Assistance Services.

25 years in Health and Community Services

Working in health and community services provides an opportunity to work in collaboration with communities and build their capacity to develop solutions, work across private and public health community sectors and support the integration of services to work to improve services across all levels and ages. I love the ability to implement change in collaboration with community and continue to hope for greater integration of health and community services.

40 years in the Health and Community Services

I have always wanted to work where I contributed to safe patient care and I became interested in sterilisation Services 30 years ago. This specialty science in health is responsible for safely reprocessing reusable medical devices for patient surgical procedures.I love having the knowledge and understanding which gives me confidence to know the reusable medical devices (instruments) used for patient surgical procedures are safely reprocessed to international and national evidence based standards and that I have been involved in developing and implementing these standards and education. In the future I hope that the science continues to evolve both internationally and nationally and these Standards for reusable medical devices are incorporated into Industry education, clinical practice, accreditation and legislation to ensure safe patient outcomes.

19 years in the Health and Community Services

I love and enjoy working with people every day - it is very rewarding although every day is a challenge. I make the dental clients feel welcome and comfortable in the dental surgery. The service that I provide to every patient is exactly what I would do for my own family. I wanted to work for the community in a community-based organisation. And I wanted to make a difference in their life. It is always very rewarding to see them walk away with a smile. I did Year 12 and then I did Certificate 3 in Dental Assisting before getting this job. In the future I hope to continue to serve the community to the best of my ability.

14 years in the Health and Community Services

I am passionate about this industry. I love and enjoy working within the aged care and community sectors and have also worked within the disability sector. Knowing that I am contributing to improving quality of life for people gives me job satisfaction and much pleasure in my role. I also really enjoy the hands on approach we have within our organization in providing care and support to our clients and staff and most importantly I also enjoy developing and delivering education and training programs for industry workers and carers throughout the state. I get enormous enjoyment and satisfaction from everything that I do. The bonus for me is the knowledge that I am helping people with dementia and their families and carers to live a better quality life.

5 years in the Health and Community Services

I chose a job in health services because of the security in the job, the aspect of care toward the sick and injured and the amount of people you can meet. I was a qualified landscaper, which had nothing to do with the hospital. I received all of my training in-house. Receiving thanks and gratitude for the service I provide, and also pay day make my job worthwhile. I hope to work my way up the ladder and make a bigger and more important impact on this place. I'm a caring person; I feel I have a lot to give.

4 years in the Health and Community Services

I work in health and community services because it is professionally challenging and rewarding. It has complex problems requiring innovative solutions. I love the people and the challenges our environment brings and I hope that one day government policy is better integrated.

20 years in the Health and Community Services

My childhood dream of becoming a paramedic after watching the TV show 'Emergency' came into fruition as an adult due to my clichéd but honest desire to give something back and to be able to make a difference. Through my skills and qualifications as a paramedic and registered nurse, I am now an adjunct lecturer at James Cook University. Getting others interested and motivated in health promotion and disease/injury prevention programmes is gratifying after seeing rural and remote communities benefit from what I have taught students. Going to an accident with the skills and knowledge to decrease someone's pain and make a real difference for their prognosis is one of the things I enjoy most about my job.

40 years in the Health and Community Services

My mother was a registered nurse and I followed in her footsteps, I discovered divisions 6 yrs ago and their approach to helping general practice was very appealing to me. I did late entry Nursing Training then Health Admin Cert IV in what was then called Practice Management. Since entering divisions I have also completed a Cert IV in Training & Assessing and a Diploma. Throughout my career I have managed specialists, general practice and psychiatric practices.The thing I love most about my job is helping general practice staff and training medical assistant Cert IV with other members of my team. I hope to continue to train more people in the role of medical assistant and to see some advances in chronic disease management. 

4 years in the Health and Community Services

I chose to work in the health and community services industries because I have a passion for working with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. I have a bachelor of Social Science and prior to my current role I worked in women's health. Since I began my career in Health and community services I have completed a Cert IV in Community Services, I have studied frontline management, training & assessment and a Diploma of Community Education. The thing I love most about my job is raising awareness in the workforce around working with LGBT clients; in the future I hope that service provision is improved state wide.

27 years in the Health and Community Services

27 years in Health & Community Services

The reason I ended up working in my particular role was because it was A natural progression from my previous employment in social welfare and income support work. Working with and for people have always been my personal goal. I have worked in Children Services at both the community and government levels then moved to welfare and income support role with social security. I always targeted areas of work that improve outcomes for people, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. It’s important to stay strong and never lose faith in your work.