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SalaryAre you a Health Professional interested in public health care?
Nowhere else will you experience the diverse casemix and financial incentives other than in rural and remote Queensland.
Join us today and enjoy a challenging, dynamic and diverse environment and contribute to our vision of creating:
Pathways to better health
for our North West communities.
- Unique locations
- Friendly communities
- Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives
The North West Hospital Maternity Unit is the referral centre for all pregnant women in the district and for a small Northern Territory community.
The Maternity Unit provides care to women and their families within its Antenatal service, Antenatal/Postnatal Inpatient Unit, Birthing Unit, Special Care Nursery and Home Visiting program.
The Unit is eight beds, with a three bed Birthing Suite and a three cot Special Care Nursery.The Nursery has CPAP and ventilator capabilities, undertaking short term respiratory support for new-borns or stabilisation before transfer to a Tertiary facility for ongoing management.
The Unit has approximately 500 births per year. The Health Worker reports to the Midwifery Unit Manager.
- Provide culturally appropriate support and advocacy to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients/patients, and their families/carers accessing services.
- To join a team within the Maternity unit and provide clinical, woman-centred care which leads to positive outcomes for women and their babies.
- To support the facilitation and provision of quality and fiscally responsible health services which are consistent with contemporary standards and evidence informed practice.
- This position will work with the Midwives/Nurses in a hospital setting.
About the benefits
Our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff.
To attract top tier candidates we provide generous remuneration packages and employment benefits that include:
- 4 weeks p.a. recreational leave with 17.5% loading
- up to 12.5% employer superannuation contribution
- A&TSI professional development allowance - Category B
- cultural, bereavement, maternity, parental and sick leave options
- are also available
- plus access to corporate discounts, and employee wellness and assistance programs.
Base salary ranges between $63,921 and $67,198 p.a. (HW3)
Requirements
- Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care is mandatory for appointment at the HW3 level.
- Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.
- Travel to work at various facilities including remote sites within the NWHHS, by air or road travel, including day trips and/or extended trips over several days is a requirement of this role and a C Class Motor Vehicle Licence is required for operation of fleet vehicles.
- Pre-employment screening: working with children (Blue Card) and criminal history checks.
- This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, Tuberculosis and COVID-19.
- A 3-month period of probation may apply.
Interested?
Contact: Julie Hurst on 07 4744 4***
Apply ONLINE:
Applications close: Day - Thursday 8/02/2024.
Download the Role Description for future reference and interview preparation.
