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Ramsay Health Care WA and Marr Mooditj Training Inc. partner to provide workplace opportunities in Healthcare

30 June 2011

Ramsay Health Care WA is providing real opportunities for Indigenous Australian’s to encourage more Indigenous nurses into the workplace.

The partnership with the indigenous health training college Marr Mooditj is an innovative approach and representative of Ramsay Health Care’s commitment to its 2010 -2013 Reconciliation Action Plan which includes promoting opportunities for Indigenous Australians within its workplace.

“Ramsay will work to ensure that our workforce is supported, engaged and provided with improved opportunities for career and skill development for indigenous people,” said Rita Maguire, State HR Manager, Ramsay Health Care WA.

The relationship has already commenced successfully with many nurses having already received practical experience at Ramsay hospitals in WA with further educational and training opportunities in the pipeline. Several enrolled nurse graduates from Marr Mooditj Training will be commencing employment with Hollywood Private, one of the Ramsay Health Care hospitals, in the August 2011 Gradplus program.

In support of the partnership, Ramsay Health Care is sponsoring the Healing The Spirit Within event being held at Clontarf Oval on 5th July as part of the celebrations for NAIDOC week

The event which is hosted by Marr Mooditj Training and Abmusic is focused on healing the spirit within: reconnecting with culture, practices, traditional foods, story telling by Elders around a campfire.

Ramsay Health Care’s stall at the event will see health professionals on hand to provide free blood pressure and diabetes tests to the indigenous community. Staff members from the Human Resources team will be available to discuss indigenous employment opportunities at the four WA Ramsay Health Care WA hospitals including Hollywood Private Hospital, Joondalup Health Campus, Attadale Private Hospital and Glengarry Private Hospital.

“At Ramsay Health Care we aim to develop ways for our diverse workforce to gain knowledge of, and respect for, Australia’s Indigenous cultures and history. We will also strive to ensure our trainees are appropriately supported to grow and develop in their career,” Rita Maguire said.