Job details

Your new role:

Are you an experienced Recreational Officer with a talent for efficiency and organisation? We're looking for a person who has what it takes to support our team to deliver exceptional services to key stakeholders.

About you:

You will be values-driven, have a friendly personality and be a team player with the ability to:

• Exercise excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Utilise experience to handle a wide range of enquiries and provide excellent customer service
• Use their empathy and discretion related to sensitive situations
• Build relationships, with strong influencing, negotiating and conflict resolution skills
• Prioritise workloads during busy periods and adapt quickly to changing priorities

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About Redlands Residential Care

Redland Residential Care (RRC) is co located on the Redland Hospital Site and operate 126 beds of which there are 16 Transition care bed and 110 Residential beds. The residential beds have been transitioned to a complex care model to accommodate patients form the MSHHS services/ hospitals and Dementia Outreach service especially those who cannot be placed in other aged care facilities or those who have been transferred to hospital due to complex issues and can't return.

The service comprises of Daintree - 15 Psychogeriatric beds (gazetted extended treatment and rehab model), Acacia - 31 secure dementia beds complex mobile residents, Boronia - 16 bed step down behaviour unit – for transition of patients from the dementia and psychogeriatric unit, Blue Gum 32 bed complex frail aged beds (also accommodating bariatric patients) and Red Gum - 16 Transition care beds targeting restorative rehabilitation and 16 Frail aged beds.

RRC provides a multidisciplinary approach to care delivery with a focus on resident's rights and choices.  Residents (as able), relatives, carers and other health professionals are involved in the individual care planning process and encouraged to play an active role in the decision-making process.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 415KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MS07649361 Role Description (PDF, 441KB)
  Role Description