GP Services to Support People Experiencing Homelessness – Tweed Shire

Healthy North Coast is inviting providers in the Tweed Shire to participate in an initiative to provide clinical services to those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

GPs are being sought to provide clinical services in one or more of the following:

• Fred’s Place, Tweed Heads
• Assertive Outreach Team, Tweed Heads

Program details

Funding will be allocated to provide one morning session per week at Fred’s Place (4 hour clinic). Fred’s Place is a drop-in service for people experiencing homelessness. Fred’s Place is run by St Vincent de Paul and provides services including meals, shower, washing facilities, social programs and support groups.

Funding will be allocated to provide one session per week (4-hours) working alongside the NNSW LHD Assertive Outreach Team (AOT). The AOT provides comprehensive assessment, care coordination and clinical intervention for homeless persons who are experiencing mental illness and provides outreach support to rough sleepers in public places in the Tweed Shire. Assertive outreach will be provided to clients in the community who may not attend Fred’s Place.

Fred’s Place, Tweed Heads

4-hour clinic per week

GP and Nurse or allied health provider (including Aboriginal Health Worker)$1300 a session, 48 sessions a year, $10,000 establishment funding

Total: $72,400

Assertive Outreach Team, Tweed Heads

4-hour clinic per week

GP and Nurse or allied health provider (including Aboriginal Health Worker)

$1300 a session, 48 sessions a year, $10,000 establishment funding

Total: $72,400

The successful applicants will work closely with St Vincent de Paul representatives and Northern NSW Local Health District clinicians and social workers.

The overarching goal is to create a healthcare system that is inclusive, accessible and responsive to the needs of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Tweed Shire region.

Timeline

Clinical services in Tweed are due to commence in August 2024 and will be funded for 12 months.

Application instructions

Please click the provided link to access the online application form.

If you would like further information about this initiative, please email the commissioning team at commissioning@hnc.org.au