Allied Health Assistant Level 2-Allied Health

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 9 months with possibility of extension and or permanency
Classification:Allied Health Assistant 2 (PN20728, 58410)
Salary: $61,335 - $69,805 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health services
Section: Allied Health
Closing Date: 24 March 2024

What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

We are seeking Allied Health Assistants to join our RACS Allied Health team on a temporary basis. Allied Health Assistants within RACS are well supported and are a vital part of the interprofessional team. We have positions available within the Brindabella Day and Ambulatory Rehabilitation Service and the Inpatient Physiotherapy service. Fulltime and part time applications should apply as we will consider part- time and the job-sharing arrangements for the right applicant.

This recruitment round will also be used to create a merit list for use over the next 12 months to fill any temporary or permanent AHA vacancies which may arise in any of the Allied Health teams based at UCH.

Please note we are aware of an expected vacancy in a permanent AHA2 position within the Brindabella Day and Ambulatory Rehab Service from June 2024- this recruitment round will be used to fill this position.

Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services (RACS) is a vibrant and diverse Division within Canberra Health Services providing multidisciplinary rehab, aged and community based care across a range of settings. This includes University of Canberra Hospital, Aged Care wards at the Canberra Hospital, Community Health Centres and Village Creek Centre in Kambah. Our staff are committed to the delivery of health services that reflect Canberra Health Services' values: reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

The University of Canberra Hospital (UCH), Specialist Centre for Rehabilitation, Recovery and Research is located on the grounds of the University of Canberra. The hospital, the ACT's first sub-acute rehabilitation hospital, provides a variety of inpatient, day, ambulatory and community-based rehabilitation services. Allied Health assistants (AHAs) work within all of these settings delivering rehabilitation programs as part of the Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech pathology teams, or within the interprofessional Allied Health team comprising Brindabella Day and Ambulatory Rehabilitation Services.

All teams have a focus on improving patients' independence, and ability to engage in activities and their community. They provide rehabilitation for persons with a range of conditions and injuries, including neurological disorders, amputations, musculoskeletal injuries, and chronic conditions. All AHAs work under the direct or indirect supervision of an Allied Health Professional (AHP) and play a key role in the day to day functioning of the team in which they work. They are provided with regular clinical supervision and access to education and training. Therapy can be provided to individuals or in group settings.

If you are an enthusiastic, flexible, patient and team focused Allied Health assistant who enjoys working with patients requiring rehabilitation, these services will provide you with constant diversity, rewarding challenges and the opportunity to help patients improve their health, function and well-being. Allied Health Assistants in RACS work flexibly across services, and locations where services are offered and may be required to participate in a weekend roster. As well as the position on offer, a merit list will be created from this recruitment round which may be used to fill future temporary or permanent AHA2 positions across RACS for the next 12 months (both full time and part time).

For more information regarding the position click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011is required.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for Allied Health professionals.

To Apply:

Please submit an up-to-date CV with names and contact details of two professional referees and a response to selection criteria (found in position description) no more than two A4 pages long.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
OurRole: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Canberra Hospital Expansion Project - CHS is constructing a new Critical Services Building called 'Building 5' which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory's history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.

North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact at Grant Shaw, Ag Brindabella Day and Ambulatory Rehabilitation Service Manager- Ph: 02 5124 0***