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Employment Type: Permanent
Hours: Permanent (Weekend may be required).
Location: Onsite at Werribee Mercy Hospital.
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications.
Contact: Nirmala Abraham ( or call ).
Where there's life, there's Mercy.
Where there's care, there's You.
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most.
Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer.
But it also means so much opportunity – to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organization with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before.
With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
About the opportunity
Be part of a growing Multicultural Services Team that requires you to provide highly responsive interpreting services to consumers and staff.
Position Purpose
Provide quality, ethical interpreting services which will contribute to better health outcomes for consumers with limited English proficiency.
Produce quality, effective and accurate translated materials.
Undertake health promotion activities which will assist consumers in accessing available services.
Participate in all other relevant activities to enable provision of quality services and smooth operations of the department.
What you'll bring
Provide interpreting services at consultations with health professionals throughout the hospital and satellite clinics as requested.
Maintain an accurate record of bookings, including cancellations and rescheduled appointments, and document the outcome of each service request.
Liaise with the Interpreter Bookings Coordinator regarding bookings.
Assist with the administrative tasks of the Booking Desk when backup is required.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives – and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support.
We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
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