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SalaryEmployment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Allied Health Assistant Level 2 (PN51116, 31521)
Salary: $61,335- $69,805 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Acute Occupational Therapy
Closing Date: 21 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:
An exciting opportunity exists for 2x Allied Health Assistant's to join our Acute OT team. Our AHA's work alongside our ward Occupational Therapists to provide one on one patient therapy, home visits, equipment set up and resource management.
Full time and part time applicants will be considered. All suitable applicants will be added to the merit list and could be offered positions within the next 12 months.
Occupational Therapy staff in Canberra Health services work collaboratively with individuals, families, carers and internal and external service providers to maximise the health, wellbeing and occupational engagement of Canberrans.
CHS Occupational Therapy staff provide exceptional care through the delivery of high quality Occupational Therapy assessment and a range of therapeutic interventions including harm prevention and minimisation strategies, therapy to promote recovery, rehabilitation and reablement, supporting safe and sustainable discharge to the community, and long-term occupational engagement and the maintenance of wellbeing. Areas of work include The Canberra Hospital, University or Canberra Hospital, Duhlwa Mental Health Unit, consumers' homes and a variety of community health centres and community mental health, justice health and alcohol and drugs services located at various sites within the ACT.
Our staff are committed to the delivery of health services that reflect CHS values.
As an Allied Health Assistant, you will play a key role in providing support to therapists, and service delivery under direction within a designated caseload area. Through your work you will also assist in meeting the caseload requirements of the broader Occupational Therapy Team. Clinical supervision provided will be at a level suitable to your development needs and commensurate with experience. Working with us you will have the support of an experienced team of clinicians and provided with direct clinical supervision from an Occupational Therapist.
The results of this recruitment round may be used to fill any similar additional temporary vacancies as they occur. Recruitment to this position may be based on the written application alone in certain circumstances.
For more information regarding the position duties.
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 a copy of your Curriculum Vitae with a cover letter and a 2-page response to the selection criteria as listed in the position description.
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 Melinda Symon-Acute OT manager-0401080***
