Health Care Assistant (506131L1)

Department of Health, Tasmania; Launceston; Vor Ort; AUD 66.000 - 69.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Professional development and pathways

Fitness Passport

Salary packaging

Leave entitlements

Zusammenfassung

The Department of Health Tasmania is seeking a Health Care Assistant to provide high-quality care and support to community and facility-based clients. The role involves helping with daily living activities, maintaining records, and liaising with healthcare providers to monitor changes in health status.

Permanent part-time position, 56 hours per fortnight, with salary between $65,827 and $68,854 per year (pro rata). Includes salary packaging and travel and development benefits for eligible staff.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in health care assistant roles is valued.
• Current Driver’s Licence is required (where applicable).
• Ability to follow policy, regulations and duties as prescribed.

Aufgaben

• Assist clients with personal care, daily living activities and transfers.
• Liaise with health care providers and report changes in client health status.
• Maintain accurate records and complete documentation including notes and timesheets.

Kenntnisse

Personal care

Documentation

Record keeping

Communication with health providers

Jobbeschreibung

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.

• 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

Name: Kerry Wood

Position: Nurse Unit Manager

Phone number: [phone]

Email address: [e-mail]

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