Address- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Older Persons Mental Health - Lyell McEwin Hospital
- Salary: $66,590 - $70,968 p.a.- AHA3; Temporary Full-Time - 37.50 hours per week, up until 6 May 2024
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit an Activity Supervisor to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.
About Us:
Located on Kaurna Country, in the North and North-Eastern Suburbs of Adelaide, close to the world-famous Barossa Valley wine region, and within 30 minutes of the CBD, NALHN serves more than 400 000 people at the Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals, along with our state-of-the-art Specialist Ambulatory Rehabilitation Centre and our community and home-based sites. The network boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.
Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:
"My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care"
"I feel like I'm part of a growing and developing service"
"I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support"
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
In addition this, other benefits of working as an Activity Supervisor in NALHN include:
- Professional development opportunities. We have a well established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations;
- Opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research.
- Regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals;
About You:
We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Activity Supervisor to join our team, with the shared purpose of making a difference in the lives of older people. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Activity Supervisor within the Older Persons Mental Health Unit.
The Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS) is a multidisciplinary service that consists of acute inpatient beds at the Lyell McEwin Hospital, Community Teams and Northgate House.
The Allied Health Assistant works within the inpatient multi-disciplinary team, to provide practical support to meet the needs of consumers, to support their hospitalisation and community tenure by stabilising their living situation, facilitating improved functioning and promoting community integration.
In this role you will be passionate about working with older people who are experiencing challenges in Mental Health and wellbeing, including people living with dementia. You will align with our commitment to deliver compassionate person and family-centred care, built on values of dignity and respect. As an Activity Supervisor within Older Persons Mental Health, you will have a full appreciation of the importance in placing older people at the centre of care, championing their voice, and supporting their autonomy and recovery.
To be eligible for this position, you must have
- Certificate 4 in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Check(s)
- DHS Aged Care Sector Employment Screening
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Job Ref: 858276
Enquiries
Suzzanne Porcaro
Principal Occupational Therapist
Phone: 0410049288
E-mail: suzzanne.porcaro@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
1 March 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
Role Description
858276 - Activity Supervisor - Older Persons Mental Health - AHA3 - .pdf
- Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information
