Enjoy the Far North lifestyle while working with the Older Persons, Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Service team as a Therapy Assistant – Advanced (Community Health Assistant). In this role you will be required to provide therapeutic personal care, therapy assistance and other support as directed for Transition Care clients. The successful applicant will provide support to the multidisciplinary team in the promotion of a client focussed service.

Job details

About us: 

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services. We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

About your opportunity: 

The position is based at both Cairns North and Gordonvale Hospital and primarily provides services to clients in that geographical area, however; there is an expectation that the position will travel within the Hinterland Hospital Service as required to provide a service to Transition Care clients across Cairns and Hinterland Hospital Health Service.

About your role: 

• Provide comprehensive education on a defined range of topics to patients or groups of patients.
• Work across Residential and Community settings of Transition Care Program.
• Lead a defined range of group interventions for patients with diverse and complex needs.
• Actively contribute as a member of a multidisciplinary team, including where appropriate, leading departmental and team meetings, case conferences and other team projects and activities.
• Fulfil the accountabilities of this role in accordance with Queensland Health's core values as well as the department's quality human resource management practices including workplace health and safety, employment equity, anti-discrimination, and ethical behaviour.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

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

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

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

• CAH644656 Role Description (PDF, 818KB)
  Role Description
  
  1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants