Wardsperson - Pambula

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time - up to March 2025
**Location**:Pambula
**Position Classification**: Wardsperson
**Remuneration**: $57,564.22 - $57,967.56 per annum
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ518870
**Application Close**:21 September 2024
**Interviews Details**:Scheduled within 10 days of closing

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here - We are Southern.

**What we offer**
- Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading

**Where you'll be working**
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Bega the rural heartland of the Sapphire Coast halfway between Melbourne and Sydney, a short drive to beautiful sandy beaches and national park wilderness. Just 3 hours to Canberra with the perfect climate to the outdoors all year round, including whale watching between June and November. The pretty valley is a beautiful base for exploring gorgeous beaches, tranquil waterways and beautiful national parks. Imagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health District

**What you'll be doing**

The Wardsperson works under the direction of clinicians in the delivery of person-centred care.

**Selection Criteria**:

- Knowledge of and willingness to support the provision of person-centred care in a health care environment.
- Experience working and communicating with people, having a friendly and respectful approach to people from all backgrounds.
- Physical capacity to perform the duties of the position including lifting and transferring patients.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Demonstrated knowledge of responsibilities under Work Health and Safety Legislation and the ability to read and follow instructions, policies, duty lists etc.
- Current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances.

**Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases**
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

All NSW Health Category A workers are required to have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.

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