Patient Services Assistant in Training

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Mercy Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Facilities Management, Health and Allied Health

Reference: 18919

**Patient Services Assistant - Training Role - Certificate III in Health Service Assistant TAFE Program collaboration with The Gordon Institute**
- The opportunity you have been waiting for
- A collaboration between Werribee Mercy Hospital and The Gordon Institute
- Learn and become qualified on the job

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
The Patient Services Assistant is a key patient focused role providing patient centred support services such as cleaning duties, food and beverage service delivery and patient transportation.

Werribee Mercy Hospital is offering our first 12 month PSA in Training TAFE Program in collaboration with The Gordon Institute for successful applicants to obtain a Certificate III in Health Service Assistant. This opportunity will provide on the job training and an opportunity to develop skills to work as a Patient Services Assistant in healthcare. This TAFE course will give you the entry level skills and the hands on experience you need to work in a health services role
- Located at Werribee Mercy Hospital
- 8 positions available
- 0.4 EFT with opportunity to pick up additional shifts
- 2 days of TAFE per week over 6 months
- A positive team based supportive environment
- Opportunity for ongoing employment based on performance review and successful course completion

**ABOUT YOU**
- Looking for a career pathway in healthcare
- Ability to manage course work, assessments and clinical workload
- Looking for an opportunity to be part of a growing dynamic team
- A commitment to policies and procedures in order to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, staff and members of the public.
- Applicants are expected to have literacy skills at Year 11 or Australian Core Skills Framework Level 3 and numeracy skills at Year 10 or Australian Core Skills Framework Level 2

Please see the following link for details more info about the course HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (thegordon.edu.au)

Victorian students have an excellent opportunity to reduce the cost of their studies through the Free TAFE initiative. If you’re an eligible Victorian student and choose to use your one Free TAFE course, you will not incur any tuition fees. To access the Victorian Government Subsidised Fees, you must reside in Victoria.

Material and resources fees still apply, however an opportunity exists to have the material and resource fee payment supported by Werribee Mercy Hospital.

**ABOUT US**:
Werribee Mercy Hospital is a General Public Hospital located in the rapidly growing Western suburbs of Melbourne. Our services include surgical, medical, maternity, newborn, renal dialysis, emergency, mental health, rehabilitation, aged and palliative care. The hospital has recently undergone significant expansion with the opening or our new intensive care unit, additional operating theatres and the opening of two new wards, taking the total number of beds to 298. Join us now and be part of our team as we expand to serve our community.

Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.

Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccinati