Allied Health Assistant - Physiotherapy

Location: Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital
Hours Per Week: 38

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Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital is a major referral hospital located in the northern region of the Hunter New England Local Health District. With approximately 270 beds, our busy Critical Care Services are located in the new state of the art hospital complex. Boasting an 8 bed ICU, 6 bed HDU, 8 bed CCU, Rehabilitation Unit, Orthopaedics, Hydrotherapy Pool, Musculoskeletal Outpatients and Fracture Clinic, every day at work will be different and exciting. Our dynamic and skilled physiotherapy team are eager to welcome and support you. The department is committed to providing a high-quality physiotherapy service, with a focus on evidence based practice.

About the role:

You will provide clinical assistance and support to the Physiotherapy team in the delivery of an efficient and high-quality service to optimise health outcomes for the clients of the service. The Allied Health Assistant is also responsible for undertaking designated departmental and administrative tasks necessary to support service delivery. The position is predominantly based within the Rehabilitation Ward, with the ability to work across the Fracture Clinic and the Acute Wards.

Benefits:

• ADO's each month (for full time employees)
• 4 weeks annual leave 
• Superannuation contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.

• You have strong communication, time management, and organisational skills
• You have effective written and verbal communication skills as well as computer literacy
• You can work both independently and cooperatively with health professionals in a multidisciplinary team environment
• You are enthusiastic and motivated with excellent skills to facilitate patient engagement in therapeutic-based activities
• You have ideally completed or are working towards the completion of Certificate III or Certificate IV Allied Health Assistant 

Additional Information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
• To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa. 
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.  

Information for Applicants:

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2

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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. 

Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.