Staff Interpreter

Remuneration: $64,441 - $71,184 per annum + 11% Super + Salary Packaging
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Interpreter Gde 2
Location: Wallsend (Hybrid)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ475042
Closing Date: Monday, 1st April 2024

About us:
The Hunter New England Health Care Interpreter Service provides professional interpreters to facilitate communication between health professionals and clients who are deaf or who have limited English.

Healthcare interpreters are trained professionals who abide by the AUSIT Code of Ethics for Interpreters. They provide skilled and accurate interpretation for medical consultations and procedures, and maintain privacy, confidentiality and impartiality.

Healthcare interpreters will assist with sight translation of patient information handouts and with cultural information on health concepts and care expectations, upon request.

The successful candidate will work amongst a collaborative diverse team of various language interpreters, a dynamic booking office and other units within the Multicultural and Refugee Health Service. You will be based at Wallsend with a requirement for local travel up to the Central Coast. A hybrid work arrangement will be considered.

About the role:
The Staff Interpreter role is a fulltime role within the Multicultural and Refugee Health Service. The role requires the successful candidate to be able to transmit information accurately and with confidentiality for the best outcome for patients and medical professionals.

We are seeking a fluent Interpreter speaking Mandarin to support our clinicians throughout the Hunter Region, Central Coast, Mid North Coast, Far North Coast and Western NSW Local Health Districts. The successful candidate will be able to speak English and Chinese Mandarin. Additional fluency in Chinese Cantonese is an added advantage.

The Staff Interpreter role will require the successful candidate to manage their workload and be able to interpret via telephone, video conferencing and face-to-face as requested.

Extensive training in interpreting in the medical setting will be provided to the successful candidate.

If this sounds like you, we'd LOVE to see you apply:

• Experience in healthcare interpreting.
• Experience in providing translations.
• Eligible to drive in NSW and willingness to travel to sites across HNELHD.
• Relevant NAATI credentials (Certified or Certified Provisional Interpreter).

What we can offer you:
Join a team that provides in house training and supports professional development.

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry we provide a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast. Being the largest employer in the region we can offer salary packaging options, educational opportunities and support from a broad network of health professionals. With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession. Working with HNE Health gives you access to a great range of benefits:

• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Proximity to shopping and other services
• ADO's each month (for full time employees)
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Superannuation contributions 11%
• Salary packaging options
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.

Need more information?
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  3) An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.

  4) This position is full time; however, job share and/or part time arrangements will be considered.

  5) We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

For role related queries or questions contact Patricia Owen on *************@health.nsw.gov.au