Health Care Interpreter

Employment Type: Temporary Part time until 2029
Position Classification: Interpreter Grade 2
Remuneration: $69364 - 76622 per annum superannuation
Location: Hunter New England Local Health District (travel across HNELHD required)
Hours: 24 per week
Requisition ID: REQ634171
Closing Date: Sunday1st February 2026

About the Role

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is seeking two Staff Interpreters to deliver high-quality interpreting services across our health facilities and community settings.

These roles are essential in supporting accurate communication between health professionals and patients who are Deaf hearing impaired or from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

Two positions are available:

• 1 x Staff Interpreter Arabic
• 1 x Staff Interpreter Dari/Pashto
  

The successful applicants will play a vital role in ensuring patients can access safe inclusive and effective healthcare through clear and culturally appropriate communication.

About You

You are a qualified and professional interpreter with strong cultural awareness excellent communication skills and a commitment to confidentiality and ethical practice. You are adaptable reliable and confident working across a variety of clinical environments. You understand the importance of accurate communication in healthcare and are passionate about improving patient outcomes.

What Youll Be Doing

• Provide accurate confidential interpreting services across clinical and community healthcare settings
• Apply a range of interpreting modes including dialogue consecutive simultaneous chuchotage group and sight translation
• Deliver interpreting services face-to-face via telephone and video platforms
• Support culturally safe and patient-centred care
• Maintain accurate documentation and comply with medical record and administrative procedures
• Participate in ongoing training professional development and service improvement initiatives
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams
  

About You

You are a qualified and compassionate interpreter with strong communication skills cultural awareness and a commitment to confidentiality and ethical practice.

• Fluency and literacy in English and relevant community language(s)

• Fluency and literacy in Arabic and/or Dari/Pashto including the ability to interpret accurately in clinical and healthcare settings

• Highly developed communication skills with strong cultural awareness and sensitivity

• Proven ability to interpret effectively in fast-paced clinical and healthcare environments

• Capable of managing competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail

• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively across diverse settings

• Flexible reliable and adaptable to changing service demands

• Passionate about improving patient experiences through clear respectful and culturally appropriate communication

Why Join HNE Health

By joining HNELHD youll be part of one of the largest and most diverse health services in NSW supporting communities across metropolitan regional rural and remote areas.

Youll benefit from:

• Meaningful work that directly supports patient safety and access to care
• A supportive and inclusive team environment
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• Salary packaging benefits up to $11600 plus novated leasing
• Fitness Passport discounted gym membership for you and your family

• A strong commitment to diversity equity and culturally safe care
  
  
  
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Additional Information

This position may require respirator use including fit testing in line with NSW Health safety requirements.
Hunter New England Local Health District is committed to cultural respect and inclusion and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases relocation expenses and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via or.

At Hunter New England Local Health District we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse inclusive and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact for confidential support.

Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefitssuch as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees long service leave paid maternity leave and salary packaging options including meal expenses.

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