Allied Health Assistant
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Allied Health Assistant Level 1-3 + Transitional
Remuneration: $30.63 - $34.74 per hour + rural incentives
Hours Per Week: 26
Requisition ID: REQ521994
Applications Close: 19/01/2025
In accordance with the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme (PD2024_012), this position has been recognised as hard to fill/ critical to fill and may have an incentive attached to this position. Please visit NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme for additional information.
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Located in South Bowenfels, the Lithgow Campus is considered as a comprehensive community health centre supporting approximately 20,000 people living in the town and surrounding areas. The services available in Lithgow hospital include Domiciliary care unit, Emergency department, Geriatric assessment unit, Obstetric services, Paediatric service, Drug and Alcohol unit.
An opportunity has become available for an Allied Health Assistant to join the Lithgow Hospital team in a Permanent Part time role.
The successful candidate will assist in treatment, therapeutic activities, exercises routines, or retraining programs, to provide assistance with moving, lifting, or mobilizing patients and to assist with patient positioning or manual handling. This position will see you deliver, demonstrate, and adjust equipment on wards or during home visits, assist in toilet & escort patients requiring assistance in the hospital or on home visits and inform relevant staff of changes in condition or deterioration of delegated patients and assist in documentation and record keeping responsibilities.
If this is the kind of working environment for you, we would love to hear from you! Apply Now!!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
· Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
· Novated Leasing
· Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
· Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
· Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role:
- AHA (Allied Health Assistance) Certificate Level 3 or 4; or a qualification deemed equivalent and relevant, e.g. Certificate in Aged Care, Assistant in Nursing, school aide or childcare worker
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to independently undertake tasks once delegated and operate with minimal direct supervision
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and organise a busy workload
- Computer literacy as demonstrated by the ability to use MS Office and email. Willing and able to learn new computer skills.
- Familiarity dealing / working with children
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact David Short on David.Short@health.nsw.gov.au
