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

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

• Fletcher Street Cottage in Byron Bay

• Assertive Outreach (service model to be discussed with interested providers)

• Mullumbimby (location to be confirmed)

Program details

• Funding to provide one morning session per week at Fletcher Street Cottage (4-hours). Fletcher Street Cottage is a drop-in service for people experiencing homelessness, providing breakfast, access to showers, washing facilities, social programs and support groups.

• Funding to provide Assertive Outreach one session a week within the Byron Shire (4-hours). The service model to be developed with interested providers.

• Funding to provide one session a week in Mullumbimby (4-hours). The service model and location for the service will be developed with interested providers.

Fletcher Street Cottage 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

Byron Shire

(service model to be discussed with interested providers)

4 hours outreach 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

Mullumbimby (service location to be confirmed) 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 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 Byron Shire region.

Timeline

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

Application instructions

Please click here for 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