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Make a meaningful impact through creativity and care—bring joy to residents' lives as our Diversional Therapist at Wilson Lodge
Part Time Permanent 12.5 hours per week
About Central Gippsland Health
Central Gippsland Health (CGH) is a sub-regional health service and the major provider of health and aged care services in the Wellington Shire.CGH is located in the City of Sale which is 215 km east of Melbourne. The City of Sale is an ideal access point for the magnificent Gippsland Lakes, 90 Mile Beach and the Victorian Alps.
CGH provides acute care as part of an integrated service delivery model across Wellington Shire and beyond. The service provides beds across three campuses (Sale, Maffra and Heyfield). Acute services include a full-time emergency department, critical care unit, neonatal critical care unit, three operating theatres, day procedure unit, oncology and dialysis services in addition to general medical and services and sub-acute services including rehabilitation.
CGH is also a leading teaching hospital, affiliated with Monash University's School of Rural Health and provides placements and clinical experience for students.
About Department
Wilson Lodge is a residential aged care facility with 50 beds. Wilson Lodge caters for emergency respite, short term planned respite as well as long term permanent placement to meet the individual needs of the community to which it serves. All residents are welcome regardless of their care needs. Wilson Lodge staff work with individuals to provide high quality care in line with aged care quality and safety commission guidelines and the national aged care standards
About the Role
The purpose is to provide social, recreational, diversional and intellectual activities and programs which reflect the assessed needs of residents within the service in conjunction with both internal and external stakeholders.
This will occur within the principles of care coordination, where patients/clients/residents have access to a highly coordinated health care and community support system.
The Diversional Therapist will work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team which includes other members of the care team and all staff of the environment in which they are working. This will occur in the aged care setting .
Duties
Provide support and facilitation of learning opportunities to undergraduate students from all disciplines
Facilitate and assist with therapeutic groups and/or educational programs.
Participates in information gathering to assist in assessment process to develop individual care plans.
Evaluate the ongoing effectiveness of therapy care plans and provide appropriate feedback to the Registered Nurses.
Work with clients, their families and carers to carry out person centered programs
Work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate integrated person-centred care leading to enhancement of residents quality of life.
Liaise, network and collaborate with other service providers. Advocate for residents and their families including assisting residents to be independent.
Comply with guidelines and relevant accountability requirements including statistical data collection requirements.
Work with volunteers and provides support and guidance
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Certificate 3 or Diploma or willing to obtain
Strong communication, organisation skills and able to work independently
Salary packaging
Employee Assistance Program
Social Club
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application
All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate and obtaining a Working with Children Check.
At CGH we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive. We value inclusion and diversity and encourage applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
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Your application will include the following questions:Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check? Do you have a current Police Check (National Police Certificate) for employment? Are you willing to undergo a pre-employment medical check?
Central Gippsland Health Service is the major provider of health and aged care services in the Wellington Shire. We serve an immediate population of approximately 42,000 in Central Gippsland, and reach a wider community in East Gippsland n terms of more specialised services such as perinatal services, critical care and surgery.
We are unusual being both a sub-regional and an integrated health service, providing a broad range of primary, secondary and tertiary services, including a near comprehensive range of HACC services, through to adult intensive, coronary care and level 2 neonatal care.
The current focus of the health service is to use our integration and break down the traditional program barriers and service delivery silos that have flourished, in order to develop a highly efficient system that responds to people's needs by placing them at the centre of a service delivery system focused on supporting them to achieve their goals and aspirations, consistent with the principles embedded in the "active service model'.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
Central Gippsland Health Service is the major provider of health and aged care services in the Wellington Shire. We serve an immediate population of approximately 42,000 in Central Gippsland, and reach a wider community in East Gippsland n terms of more specialised services such as perinatal services, critical care and surgery.
We are unusual being both a sub-regional and an integrated health service, providing a broad range of primary, secondary and tertiary services, including a near comprehensive range of HACC services, through to adult intensive, coronary care and level 2 neonatal care.
The current focus of the health service is to use our integration and break down the traditional program barriers and service delivery silos that have flourished, in order to develop a highly efficient system that responds to people's needs by placing them at the centre of a service delivery system focused on supporting them to achieve their goals and aspirations, consistent with the principles embedded in the "active service model'.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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