Dementia Support Worker Hunter New England Local Health District•Newcastle, AU, AU
Remuneration
Remuneration: Dependant on Qualifications + 11% Super
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until June 2025
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 1, Occupational Therapist Level 2, Physiotherapist Level 1, Physiotherapist Level 2, Registered Nurse, Social Worker Level 1, Social Worker Level 2
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ451115
Closing Date: Monday 19th February 2024
Dementia Support Worker
Wallsend Campus / Awabakal Country
* The Dementia Advisory Service is a team of two (2) staff located on the Wallsend Campus.
* DAS is part of the CACS GNS Aged Care Services. Other teams within the Aged Care Services include Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT), Regional Assessment Service (RAS) Community Dementia Nurses, Neuropsychology Service and Hunter Carer Support Officer.
About the job
* In this role you will support and provide information to carers of people living with dementia and people with dementia. Provide dementia education to various stakeholders.
* This position helps promote local community awareness of dementia, available services etc.
* You will lead local dementia carer support groups.
* Upon commencement of this role you will be provided with orientation and will receive ongoing support from CNC Dementia and CNC Aged Care.
Benefits
* Superannuation contributions 11%.
* Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time).
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
* Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
* Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
* Career Development opportunity.
Requirements
* Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or Physiotherapist with appropriate qualifications and/or AHPRA registration and/or membership to relevant professional body in NSW.
* Eligibility to drive in NSW.
* Experience working with people living with dementia and their carers.
* Ability to prioritise work load within a small team.
* Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills presentation skills, working with diverse groups.
* Demonstrate professionalism in an empathic and caring manner.
* Understanding of dementia and ability to provide support for people with dementia, their families and carers.
* Understanding and provision of person-centred care in collaboration with clients, carers and service providers to achieve identified outcomes.
Additional information
* An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
* We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
Information for Applicants
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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