Allied Health Assistant (Occupational Therapy)
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- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ544370 Requisition #
Position Classification: Allied Health Assistants
Remuneration: $60,747.33 - $68,682.13 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ544370
Allied Health Assistant (Occupational Therapy) - Prince of Wales Hospital
Are you interested in helping people recover from illness or injury and helping them get back to doing their everyday tasks? Do you like working as part of a team?
Where you'll be working
An opportunity exists for an Allied Health Assistant to join the Occupational Therapy Department at Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick and work within the rehabilitation and acute care teams. The Occupational Therapy Department employs up to 36 Occupational Therapists across Acute, Rehab and Outpatient caseloads. As such this position has an important role in supporting Occupational Therapists to meet their patient goals. The role has clinical as well as clinical support components.
See what Prince of Wales Hospital has to offer!
About Allied Health in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘Exceptional Care, Healthier Lives’. We strive for a workplace culture with a foundation that promotes person centred care approaches and staff wellbeing. We connect our Allied Health staff with opportunities for learning, development and clinical supervision, and have established partnerships with universities that promote cutting edge research in wellbeing, education and teaching.
Some of the other benefits of working with us include:
- Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) for full time employees every month, on top of your 4 weeks annual leave
- Salary Packaging Scheme - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - a professional counselling and coaching service that offers confidential, short-term support for work-related and personal issues, which you and your immediate family can access
- Fitness Passport - permanent employees and their immediate family members can sign-up to this external service provider which offers access to an extensive range of gyms, pools and fitness services from multiple providers across NSW
- Staff Wellbeing ambassadors across the district managing wellbeing initiatives for staff
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
- Study Leave
- Support for breastfeeding employees
- Disability Employment
- Child Care (some sites)
For more information on careers and benefits of working for SESLHD, visit our page
- Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance, or equivalent work experience and a willingness to work towards certification with the support of SESLHD.
- Proven interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Computer literacy or a willingness to learn
- Demonstrated ability to be self-directed and work with minimum supervision, to organise work priorities and manage time effectively
- Knowledge and understanding of Work Health and Safety legislation and principles.
- Current Class C NSW drivers licence
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Danielle Collins on Danielle.Collins@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
SESLHD values a diverse workforce. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy here.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-POWH-SSEH@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for applicants:
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
