Allied Health Assistant 3 - Canberra, Australia - ACT Government

ACT Government

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Canberra, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Description

Allied Health Assistant 3

Full-time Permanent:

Closes: 13 March 2023:

Classification:
Allied Health Assistant 3

Salary:
$69,915 - $73,346 (up to $77,593 depending on qualification level) plus superannuation

Position No:

WJ

Directorate:
Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 23 February 2023

Our Vision:
creating exceptional health care together

Our Role:
to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values:
Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

POSITION OVERVIEW
Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol and Drug Services provides health services directly and through partnerships with community organisations. The services provided range from prevention and treatment to recovery and maintenance and harm minimisation.

The participation of the people who use the service, including families and carers, is encouraged in all aspects of service planning and delivery.

The Division works in partnership with a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.

The Division delivers services at a number of locations, including hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, detention centres, other community settings including people's home.

These services include:

Adult Acute Mental Health Services
Adult Community Mental Health Services
Alcohol & Drug Services
Justice Health Services
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Rehabilitation and Specialty Mental Health Services

The Secure Mental Health Inpatient Service, Dhulwa Mental Health Unit (DMHU) and the Gawanngal Mental Health Unit (GMHU) provides high quality inpatient mental health care to people from 18 to 65 years of age.

The Dhulwa Mental Health Unit (DMHU) is a secure mental health facility that first opened in November 2016. DMHU provides 24-hour, contemporary, evidence based clinical mental health care for people who require secure inpatient treatment.

DMHU provides a therapeutic and recovery-based approach, focused on individually tailored treatment programs to maximise mental health care outcomes for patients.

The service aims to provide collaborative care involving the person, their carers and other key services.

The Gawanggal Mental Health Unit (GMHU) is a specialist mental health facility adjacent to the Calvary Hospital in Bruce.

The GMHU sits within the Stepped Care Model of mental health care, providing medium term residential care for people who require rehabilitation and support to transition into the community setting.

The GMHU provides a range of contemporary, community focused rehabilitation interventions, programs and services.

DMHU offers 10 acute care beds and 15 rehabilitation beds and the GMHU has 10 beds for community transition. Both units are managed by the Justice Health (JHS) program in the MHJHADS Division.

In this position the Allied Health Assistant Level 3 (AHA3) under mínimal supervision, will provide quality services to assist the Allied Health Team to deliver diversionary activates for people within a therapeutic rehabilitation environment.

All staff of Dhulwa and Gawanngal are required to undertake professional development activities, and participate in supervision, quality initiatives and contribute to the multidisciplinary team processes.

ABOUT YOU

Behavioural Capabilities

Strong planning and organisational skills with a high degree of drive.
Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet client's needs.
Ability to work with mínimal supervision.

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

Mandatory

Certificate IV in Mental Health or Allied Health Assistance (or equivalent qualification
A minimum of 24 months experience in a related/ relevant organisation and/or service
Current drivers' licence
Registration under the ACT Working with Vulnerable People Act 2011CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.***
Desirable
Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
Undergo a preemployment National Police Check.
Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the _Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011_ is re