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SalaryEmployment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Technical Assistant Grade 2
Remuneration: $30.15 - $31.31 per hour plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 20
Requisition ID: REQ462154
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to further your career?
About Us
Sydney Local Health District is one of the fastest growing Local Health Districts in New South Wales. Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, innovative and caring.
Where you will be based
Canterbury Hospital is committed to providing high quality healthcare services to our local community, focused on patient and family-centred care. Since opening in 1929 our hospital continues to grow to meet the changing needs of our community and incorporate new models of care.
About the role
The purpose of this role is to screen the hearing of newborns to ensure they have adequate hearing to develop normal language and speech. Screening should ideally be undertaken prior to the newborn going home from Hospital.
The Statewide Infant Hearing - Screening (SWISH) Program has a maximum vacancy of 20 hours per week where weekday and weekend availability is required. The successful applicant will work at Canterbury Hospital.
We are looking for someone who …
- Has excellent interpersonal skills and enjoys interacting with people.
- Has experience handling newborns and a desire to work with them.
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
- Great education opportunities through the Sydney Education
For enquiries, please contact Kimberley Nguyen on (02) 9515 8139 or via email at
About working for SLHD
This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy ( ).
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form – IM011 form).
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
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Applications Close: 12 February 2024
