**Description**
**Employment Type**:Full-time, Permanent.
**Classification**: Allied Health Assistant 2/3 (PN 14148)
**Salary**: $64,378 - $85,445 (Plus 11.5% Super)
**Location**:Canberra Health Services
**Section**:RACS Occupational Therapy
**Closing Date**:**28 January 2025
**What can we offer you**:
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 11.5% Superannuation.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to discounted gym membership.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
**About the Role**:
The RACS Occupational Therapy service is a dynamic team of occupational therapists and allied health assistants (AHAs) providing exceptional care through high quality assessment and therapeutic intervention. We treat and manage patients with a range of medical conditions including: neurological, orthopaedic, complex medical and frail aged.
All AHAs work under the direct or indirect supervision of an Allied Health Professional (AHP) and play a key role in the day-to-day functioning of the occupational therapy team. The position may be based on the acute aged care wards at the Canberra Hospital or the University of Canberra Hospital. AHAs are provided with regular clinical supervision and access to education and ongoing training.
**For more information regarding the position duties click here for the**_Position Description._**
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the _Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011_ _is required.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
**To Apply**:
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
**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
- The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics._
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**Job**: Allied Health
**Contact Name**: Jane Lawrence
**Closing Date**: 28/Jan/2025, 6:59:00 AM