Personal Care Worker

 

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Reference Number

18064

Position Title

Personal Care Worker

Employment Type

Fixed Term, Part Time

Department/Unit

Education & Training Unit (ETU)

Location

Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon West

Enterprise Agreement Classification

10 - Victorian Public Health Sector (Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers) Single Interest Enterprise Agreement 2021-2025 - To Be Confirmed

Hours

48

Position Summary

Personal Care Worker

Based in Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health are looking for a Personal Care Worker to join our team on a part time, initially fixed term basis with the intention for the position to be ongoing.

The Personal Care Worker is responsible for assisting patients with their ADLs and personal hygiene, maintaining patient safety, assisting with nutrition tasks and additional tasks outlined in the Position description.

LRH employees enjoy access to:

• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
• Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support.
• Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO’s, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave.
• Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
• Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff

We are looking for candidates with:

• Previous experience as a Personal Care Worker
• Minimum of Certificate 3 Aged Care, Individual Support or Disability
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team

For more information about this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to contact Robert McEwen on (03) 5173 8515 or rmcewen@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

About LRH

LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award. This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.

We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and mental health services across Gippsland.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $217 million expansion nearing completion, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH – www.lrh.com.au and take the next step on your career journey by submitting your application for this and other roles here - https://lrh.mercury.com.au

Diversity and Inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.

IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Selection Criteria

Essential: Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19
Essential: • Excellent communication skills
Essential: • Minimum certificate III in any one of the following Aged Care, Home & Community Care and Disability
Essential: • Flexible to work across various areas dependent on demand & acuity

Contact Person

Rob MCEWEN

Contact Number

(03) 5173 8515

Contact Email

rmcewen@lrh.com.au

Alternate Contact Person

Ashleigh Hartwig

Alternate Contact Number

(03) 5173 8509

Closing Date

02/08/2023

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