• Limestone Coast Local Health Network, Country Health Connect, Mount Gambier
• AHA2:  $58,709 to $63,154 p.a. (pro-rata) / AHA3: $67,589 to $72,033 p.a. (pro-rata)
• Permanent Part-time position working 22.5 hours per week 

Please note that this position is multi-classified as either a AHA2 or AHA3.

Join Our Team as an Allied Health Assistant at Limestone Coast Local Health Network!

About the role

Under the supervision of an Allied Health Professional, you will provide assistance and support to the Dietetics team in the delivery of allied health services to patients of the Country Health Connect. The position will be based at our main site in Mount Gambier.

The Region

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network provides a wide range of health care services to residents within the Limestone Coast region, which is situated in the south-eastern part of South Australia and extending all the way to the Victorian border.

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is surrounded by a world class wine region, outdoor adventures, and some of South Australia’s best coastline, offering a work-life balance like no other.

Your lifestyle

• Relaxed and affordable lifestyle
• Access to safe beaches, excellent recreational fishing, sailing and surf
• Outstanding National Parks and great sporting and recreational facilities
• Well-serviced with educational facilities, including TAFE and University campuses
• Plenty of social activities including sporting clubs, music groups and great food and beverage experiences
• Conveniently located approximately halfway between two major cities: Melbourne and Adelaide

Country Health Connect focuses on the delivery of exceptional care to those living within our communities who require some support to remain living independently or reside in one of our residential aged care facilities.

Our professional and caring staff deliver health care and wellbeing support across regional South Australia in hospitals, local health services, community centres, residential aged care facilities and clients’ own homes.

You will hold or be working towards Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance and have prior experience working in a Service environment. Demonstrating aptitude for work in a healthcare environment, you will have the ability to work under close supervision and direction from Allied Health Professionals. You must also be capable of working in a physically demanding environment to assist client therapy and handling of client related equipment and devices. Your sound communication and interpersonal skills will equip you to work with people from a variety of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Prior experience working with Aboriginal consumers and communities to provide culturally appropriate health services will be ideal.

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.

In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading. 

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

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) 

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

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups.  The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.

Find out more about working with the Limestone Coast Local Health Network at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/workatLCLHN 

For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here

For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided below . Job ref: 881305

Enquiries

Name: Tayla McCourt

Title: Clinical Senior Dietitian

Phone: 8721 1460

E-mail: tayla.mccourt@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11 December 2024 - 2 Week close - 11.55PM

Attachments

 881305 - AHA2 Dt LCLHN Role Description_.pdf

 881305 - AHA3 Dt LCLHN Role Description.pdf

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