Allied Health Assistant Casual Pool
An exciting opportunity exists for Allied Health Assistant in the Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) Medical Imaging department. The position would suit an individual with interest in working in a health related field, developing skills in patient care, manual handling and/or possessing Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance. This role would also suit a trainee Radiographer/Nurse looking to gain exposure to a Medical Imaging department, whilst supporting the clinical services within the environment.
Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Allied Health Assistants
Remuneration: $29.60 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ487826
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
Where you'll be working
Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) is responsible for providing care to patients who reside within the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD), but also to several state-based services in line with hospital specialties. The successful applicant to this position shall be working within all modalities of the RNS Hospital Medical Imaging Department, based in St. Leonards NSW.
What you'll be doing
Primarily a manual handling patient care role, the successful applicant will be working closely with a team of trained professionals providing a high-quality diagnostic and interventional service. This will involve assisting with patient positioning during mobile x-ray rounds, patient transfers in bed or wheelchair, lateral transfers onto examination table, utilisation of patient lifters and other manual handling devices, and restocking linen and consumables across the imaging fleet of modalities (amongst other less frequent tasks).
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance or willingness to undertake this training or other qualification deemed equivalent by NSLHD.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role of an Allied Health Assistant within a large organisation. Ability to work independently under the delegation of an AHP and the ability to collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage workload demands and complete activities (including ability to work within scope of practice and seek assistance when required) as delegated by supervising AHP.
- Demonstrated interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
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For role related queries or questions contact Emily Hodgins on Emily.Hodgins@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9926 4441
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
Applications Close: 7 August 2024
