BUSHkids Annual Report | 2023-24

Annual Report • 2023–24

Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)

Building staff capacity: investing in our team’s ongoing growth Locally appointed Allied Health Assistants have been a successful innovation, delivering more effective, community-embedded therapies. But how best to work with, and effectively delegate to, these assistants? Through consultations with leadership and clinicians, we developed and implemented an evidence-based, easily accessible Delegation Training Package for allied health professionals. This has significantly enhanced confidence in delegation, ensuring safe and effective practice with our Allied Health Assistants, providing more children And when she received a SARRAH (Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health) sponsorship to pursue the Rural Generalist Pathway through James Cook University , BUSHkids provided the necessary time and resources for her to complete this program alongside her project work. This also highlights BUSHkids’ commitment to investing in our staff. Building confidence, capacity, and capabilities has a direct and positive impact on children and their families. So we offer a diverse range of professional development and growth opportunities, including: ► work-shadowing ► supervision ► lunchbox learning presentations ► funded professional development, and ► pathways for career progression. and families with the support they need. Our Dalby OT showcased the project at the National Rural and Remote Allied Health Conference in Mildura, Victoria this year.

BUSHkids has a proactive approach to risk management, where reporting risks and hazards is encouraged and the importance of following WHS procedures is well understood. This positive safety culture fosters a safe working environment and is characterised by a responsible attitude towards WHS at all levels of our organisation. Travel safety It might surprise some to learn that traffic jams are a common hazard in the outback, though usually from wildlife or livestock, not vehicles. With our teams travelling further West to support remote Queensland families, we are focusing on travel safety in the various environments they encounter. By raising awareness of potential issues and providing risk reduction strategies, we’re helping them stay safe while travelling. With mobile phone coverage unpredictable, alternative communication methods are being explored.

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