ACAT Secretary

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 30/06/2024)
Position Classification: Administration Officer Level 2
Remuneration: $32.82 - $33.30 per hour
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ475115

Where you'll be working

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond' and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect and empowerment.

Benefits of working for Western Sydney Local Health District 

• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave (For full time staff)
• Salary Packaging - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay. (Applicable for eligible employees)  http://wslhdintranet.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/salary-packaging-with-smartsalary  
• Meal entertainment lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay.  (Applicable for eligible employees) http://wslhdintranet.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/salary-packaging-with-smartsalary
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professional counselling and coaching service that offers confidential, short-term support for work-related and personal issues, which you and your immediate family can access
• Managers Support - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professional consultative service for all managers, HR or senior staff that is confidential and unlimited for people management support
• Generous leave conditions in accordance with NSW Health (State) awards
• Recognition of prior relevant service may be considered toward commencing salary 
• Leave may be transferrable from other public sector agencies in accordance with leave mobility provisions

What you'll be doing

The Seniors Assessment Services Administrative Officer (level 2A) is a Westmead Geriatric Medicine Department based role to provide administrative/ clerical support primarily to the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) & Regional Assessment Service (RAS). While the role is primarily based in this area, the role does allow for temporary coverage in other domains of the Westmead Geriatric Medicine Department administrative services including Transitional Aged Care Programme (TACP), Dementia Advisory Service (DAS), Rapid Access to Care & Evaluation (RACE), Westmead Geriatric Medicine Offices (GMO) & the Aged Care Specialty Clinics (ACSC).
 

This position is an integral part of the Westmead Geriatric Medicine Department administrative/ clerical team & while based in the Seniors Assessment Services office, duties may occur anywhere within the larger Westmead Geriatric Medicine Department, as detailed above. The Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) has an office at Blacktown Hospital, which is included in the areas covered by this role.

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations.  For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability.

Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.