Allied Health Assistant

Remuneration: $29.60 Per Hour + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Allied Health Assistants
Hours Per Week: 16
Location: James Fletcher Hospital - Awabakal
Requisition ID: REQ524885
Closing Date: Sunday 17th of November 2024 

About the role:
As the Allied Health Assistant you will work alongside an Occupational Therapist to facilitate the weekend group program. Hours are 7am-3.30pm Saturdays and 8am-4.30pm Sundays. The Saturday program can include attending handover, community access program e.g. Park Run, facilitating morning meetings, supporting community/social/leisure groups and grocery shopping. The Sunday Program can include light exercise/walking group, social cooking group and creative activities.

What we can offer you:
At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) At hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer; 

• ADO's each month (for full time employees) 
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees) 
• 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full time nurses) 
• Salary packaging options 
• Fitness Passport 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members 

If this sounds like you, we would love to see you apply!

• Engagement skills including ability to build rapport
• A level of physical fitness and interest in facilitating and promoting healthy lifestyles interventions
• Ability to motivate others
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Ability to work in a team with effective communication
• Able to work within scope and take direction from OT
• Effective time management and organisational skills

Where you will be working:

The Intermediate Stay Mental Health Unit (ISMHU) is a 20 bed non-acute mental health rehabilitation unit located on the grounds of James Fletcher Hospital, Newcastle. The unit is staffed by a multidisciplinary team who collaborate to provide recovery-oriented care for people with enduring mental health problems and psychosocial disability. People stay for 6 to 12 weeks to develop skills, confidence, self-awareness, habits, and relationships that will contribute to a more meaningful and enjoyable life. The ISMHU team collaborate to provide high quality, person centred and value-based rehabilitation care.

The successful applicant will have on shift supervision and guidance from the Occupational Therapist who will generate work tasks and provide direct supervision as well as taking part in individual and team based staff development opportunities.

Additional Information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
  
• To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa. 
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position. 

Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Justin Steel on Justin.Steel@health.nsw.gov.au

Information for Applicants: 

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2 
 
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.