YNLHN - Personal Care Worker- Candidate Pool 2023/2024 - Mid North Coast, Australia - SA Health

Description

Please note locations: Balaklava, Booleroo Centre, Burra, Clare, Crystal Brook, Gladstone, Jamestown, Laura, Maitland, Minlaton, Orroroo, Peterborough, Port Pirie, Riverton, Snowtown, Wallaroo and Yorketown.

Overview

The Yorke and Northern Local Health Network are currently seeking Personal Care Workers to join their CenSTaR Candidate Pool 2023/2024.

Joining the Yorke and Northern LHN CenSTaR Personal Care Worker Candidate Pool you will assist in providing care to residents and patients across Yorke and Northern Local Health Network sites.

As a Personal Care Worker, you will provide care to residents by assisting with bathing, showering, personal hygiene, dressing and grooming of residents, along with toileting and continence management. You will help with feeding residents and maintain their mobility/dexterity through transferring and lifting, including the use of mechanical aides. You will also undertake bed making, cleaning of equipment, aids, utensils in work area (including personal possessions), and distribute clean laundry and personal attire. You will provide input into resident assessment and record general observations, help to identify diversional therapy needs of individuals and/or groups and complete routine documentation in accordance with established policies and procedures and must have completed AQF Certificate III relevant to the position.

Please refer to the job pack for a broad purpose of the Personal Care Worker position and qualification.

Being part of Yorke & Northern means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.

The beautiful Yorke and Northern region is a great lifestyle location with easy access to Adelaide via a major road network. There is the opportunity to work flexible hours within service needs - work/life balance is valued by our health network. We offer supportive and friendly team environments across our sites. The health units within the Yorke & Northern LHN have dedicated, experienced staff who strive to meet the needs of the community by providing the highest level of health care.

A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref :

Enquiries

Vanessa Watson
CenSTaR Administration Officer
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Application Closing Date

31 May PM

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