Health Care Assistant (506131L1)

Department of Health, Tasmania; Launceston; On-site; AUD 66,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development and study/le

Fitness Passport – Tasmanian health &

Salary packaging options

Job summary

The Department of Health, Tasmania, is seeking a part-time Health Care Assistant to support community and facility-based clients under supervision. You will help with personal care, daily living activities, nutrition, hydration, and transfers, while maintaining accurate records and reporting health status changes.

You will liaise with health care providers, contribute to documentation, and participate in professional development.

Qualifications

• Assist clients with personal care and daily living activities including grooming, nutrition, hydration, lifting, and transfers.
• Maintain accurate records and complete relevant documentation including notes, worksheets and timesheets.
• Liaise with health care providers within the service and provide updates on client health status.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with a range of personal care and daily living activities.
• Liaise with health care providers and provide regular feedback on changes in client health status.
• Maintain and document client records and activity information.

Skills

Personal care

Daily living activities

Record keeping

Communication with health care team

Job description

The Team

The George Town Hospital team works closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community.

The Role

Under supervision, and in accordance with Agency policy, legal, regulatory, and funded program requirements, the Health Care Assistant provides high quality care and support to community and/or facility-based clients and assists with a range of daily living activities that a person would normally do for themselves.

You will need to

• Assist clients with a range of personal care and daily living activities including personal grooming and hygiene, nutrition, and hydration, and lifting, repositioning and client transfers.
• Liaise with, and provide regular feedback to, health care providers within the immediate service in relation to changes in client health status.
• Maintain accurate records and complete relevant documentation including client contact and daily progress notes, service activity information, work sheets, tick sheets, timesheets, and relevant statistical data.

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 56 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as you can join us.
• Notwithstanding hours to 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, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary

$65,827 to $68,854 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Union Wages Agreement 2025

Salary Packaging

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates

• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Current Driver’s Licence (only applicable where the occupant is required to provide services to community based clients)

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties

• Generic Health Care Assistant (Primary Health North) OHO2 (May 2025).docx

Application Guide

• Applicant Guide.docx

For more information

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Name: Kerry Wood

Position: Nurse Unit Manager

Phone number: [phone]

Email address: [e-mail]

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