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Dementia Support Worker

3 months ago

Hunter Valley, Australia Hunter New England Local Health District Full time

**Remuneration**: Dependant on Qualifications + 11% Super + Salary Packaging

**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

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**Dementia Support Worker**

**Wallsend Campus/** Awabakal Country**

**About us**:
Wallsend Aged Care Facility is located in Wallsend, a lively suburb of Newcastle close to a variety of shops and restaurants. The 98-bed facility is supported by a modern multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

**About the job**:

- 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.
- 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).
- Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
- Fitness Passport.
- 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 e.g. 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.

**Need more information?**

**Information for Applicants**:
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**This is a Category A position**. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with **NSW Health policy directive **PD2023_022: Occupational **Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases** for Category A positions prior to offer. **All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

**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.

**_ HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of _**_benefits _**_such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses. _**

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