Address Job no: 500249
Work type: Permanent
Location: South Brisbane
Categories: Allied Health
Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.
We are a leader in healthcare, education, and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people.
About the roleMater’s Eat Walk Engage Program currently has an exciting opportunity for an Allied Health Assistant to join the team on a permanent and part-time basis (20 hours per week).
The Eat Walk Engage Program is a multidisciplinary program that improves care for older people in hospital, prevents delirium and promotes recovery.
Salary range: $32.23 - $33.66 (Operational Officer Level 3) per hour plus superannuation + generous salary packaging access up to $15,900
What you’ll be doing The purpose of this role is to contribute to patient care by providing clinical support tasks to increase patient nutrition, cognitive stimulation, mobility and functional independence, as delegated by health professionals participating in the Eat Walk Engage (EWE) program at the Mater Hospital.
In this role you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide best practice care to older patients by:
Contributing to supportive systems for older inpatients to reduce delirium and functional decline.
Facilitating engagement in meaningful and cognitively stimulating activity.
Encouraging and assisting patients to maintain their mobility and physical function while in hospital.
Supporting patients to maintain nutrition and hydration while in hospital.
Leading group treatment sessions as delegated by the multi-disciplinary team.
Providing education on a defined range of topics to patients or groups of patients.
Adhering to activity reporting processes and contributing to patient records according to organisational guidelines and legal requirements.
Actively contributing to and communicating with the multi-disciplinary team including attendance at team meetings.
Contributing to quality improvement activities under the guidance of health professional staff and Eat Walk Engage Program Facilitators.
Working effectively with our volunteer and pet therapy teams to provide patient-centred interventions.
Undertaking recommended training and development activities.
About you To be successful in this role you will have experience in caring for older people. A Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance, Health Services or similar is highly desirable.
We are seeking applicants with a compassionate person-centred approach to their work alongside excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence and ability to communicate around delirium and dementia. You will be a proactive, self-driven individual who can work independently on delegated tasks but also seek areas of improvement and ways to expand in your role.
Why join us?In return for your skills, effort and enthusiastic commitment you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in the field of Health, Education and Research and work with a team who make a real difference to the lives of our patients, consumers and community.
Mater provides benefits not offered in other workplaces. In addition to being part of a workplace that offers compassionate care in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy, you will have opportunities to increase your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.
Closing date for applications is Monday 25th March 2024.
Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.
Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
Advertised: 11 Mar 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 25 Mar 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
