Ward Aide - Acute Treatment Unit

This position is located at Peacock Centre, 10 Elphinstone Road, North Hobart.
Peacock Centre provides services to people experiencing distress and is a 24 hr service.
Peacock Centre embraces the values of compassion and kindness. We have a facility dog, Ziggy, who works with us all five days a week!
The role:

• Assist nursing and allied health professional staff in general daily care of consumers including bathing, dressing, feeding and personal care.
• Participate in and assists with the supervision of consumer activities as requested by nursing staff and allied health staff.
• Participate in and assists consumers with their rehabilitation and recovery programs including shopping, meal preparation, serving meals and community access, as requested by nursing staff or allied health staff.
• Undertake the Patient Safety Assistant role as and when requested.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of Appointment
Permanent, part time, shift-worker position working 59 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $60,666 to $63,222 per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022

Eligibility:
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable: * Certificate III/IV in Health Care or equivalent or Health Professional Undergraduate qualification.

• Current Driver's Licence

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted: * Conviction checks in the following areas:

• crimes of violence
• sex related offences
• serious drug offences
• crimes involving dishonesty
• serious traffic offences
• Identification check
• Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.
Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.
Statement of Duties
Applicant Guide
For more information (Contact Officer)
Melina Nichols
Manager - Peacock Centre
(03) 6166 1336
melina.nichols@ths.tas.gov.au
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