CCLHD - Allied Health Assistant

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time - 1/7/24 to 29/6/25
Position Classification: Allied Health Assistants
Remuneration: $29.60 per hour
Hours Per Week: 23
Requisition ID: REQ490292

An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or casual full-time and part-time positions.

Join Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) as a Temporary Part-Time Allied Health Assistant in Speech Pathology, where you'll assist in providing vital speech and language therapies that empower patients to reclaim their communication skills and improve their quality of life

About You  

•        Must have Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistant/relevant qualification or willingness to undertake this training. Current unencumbered NSW driver’s licence and the ability and willingness to travel across sites for meetings and clinical care provision.
•        Demonstrated previous experience working in a health environment, with a range of patient cohorts across inpatient, outpatient and/or community settings.
•        Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy

Where You’ll Be Working

Under the supervision of a qualified Allied Health Practitioner, you will facilitate client/patient/consumer care by providing clinical and administrative support. The Allied Health Assistant will predominantly work with the speech pathology team but may work with a range of Allied Health disciplines when required.

The position may be rostered across any of the CCLHD facilities and may include weekend/after-hour shifts.

As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its dedication to high quality patient care and community services. CCLHD provides the community of the Central Coast with a caring environment dedicated to improving the patient journey.

What We Offer

•         Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast
•         Full-time employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy and 17.5% Leave Loading on Full Time positions.
•         Full Salary Packaging services are provided – which means you save more tax.
•         Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing.
•         Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership.
•         Social Club.
•         Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program.

Child Safe Standard Commitment

Central Coast Local Health District is committed to ensuring child safety in all our health services, and hospitals in every ward, emergency department, waiting room, clinic as well as our online and virtual spaces. The Central Coast Local Health District has already taken significant steps to keep children safe, though more work needs to be done to ensure that child safety is embedded in all the care that we deliver and is across all systems, policies and processes. The Child Safe Standards provide a framework that outlines the essential elements of Child Safe organisations. Through the application of the Child Safe Standards our organisation will continue to build a culture where abuse is prevented, responded to and reported. We are committed to promoting the rights of children and young people and empowering and promoting their voices within the Central Coast. Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse, and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The ‘Stepping Up’ online resource aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. 

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Please note that all NSW Health workers are strongly recommended to stay up to date with Covid-19 vaccinations as recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in the Australian Immunisation Handbook. However, Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.

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