Health Care Worker Grade 2
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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About Ward 12
Ward 12, is located on the Repatriation Campus of Austin Health and is committed to promoting the highest levels of care for our patients. We are looking for a Health Care Worker (HCW) who is committed to providing excellence in patient care and customer service to ensure that we promote Austin Health’s values of We Bring Our Best, Together We Achieve, We Shape Our Future and Our Actions Show We Care.
About the role
As a Health Care Worker (HCW), you will work collaboratively with a supportive team of professionals, who are passionate about providing best practice care for patients. You’ll enjoy our continuing education and quality improvement strategy, which is developed through leadership forums and committees. You’ll join a friendly and supportive team who genuinely enjoy their work and the contribution they make.
A regular shift will see you work as part of a nursing team to provide quality rehabilitation to the Ward 12 patients.
The role involves, a wide range of tasks including assisting patients to eat, transfer, daily hygiene and dress as per the Position Description linked below. We will provide a comprehensive onboarding process and orientation to the role, supported by our existing HCW’s and nursing team.
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport and car parking
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager Kerryn Rim at Kerryn.RIM@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: 29 October 2024
