Patient Services Assistant

**Employment Status**

Permanent Part Time

**Program**

Women's & Children's

**Location**

University Hospital Geelong

**Hours Per Fortnight**

336

**Position Summary**
- Opportunity to develop skills and adapt to changing needs in the Birth Suite and Maternity Assessment Unit.
- Multiple Permanent part time roles now available - 24hrs of the day, 7 days a week, on a rotating roster
- Join a supportive and hardworking team today

**About the facility**

Barwon Health’s Maternity Service provides birthing support to more than 2800 families each year.

Services include specialty pregnancy care clinics, including midwives clinics, adolescent pregnancy care, chemical dependency pregnancy care, shared care, midwifery group practice and specialist obstetric clinics. Midwifery Group Practice is a model of care that offers women the continuity of a known midwife as their care provider throughout their pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.

**About the role**

As the Patient Services Assistant, you ensure the effective provision of the patient care in assistance of the midwifery staff in the area of the patients welfare, comfort, hygiene and transport in order to achieve and maintain quality patient out comes

Duties of your role include, but not limited to:

- Ensure compliance with the principles of environmental control to minimise contamination and bio burden within the unit to provide patient care in maintained is a safe environment.
- Provision and monitoring of quality meal services to ensure correct meal supplements are provided.
- Provision of essential assistance to midwifery staff in relevant required patient and unit support (ward clerks, administration & environmental services) to ensure quality patient centred care is delivered, maintained and compliant with Barwon Health guidelines, policies and procedures

**About the culture**

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated workforce who take pride in providing high-quality service. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. We are all dedicated to supporting the organisation in achieving our vision of - By 2050 everyone in our community enjoys the best health and wellbeing in Victoria.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness program
- Salary packaging
- Social club

**Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast**

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) is means “Tongue of Land”.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy_**.**

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Holds a recognised PSA certificate (or equivalent) from a TAFE College, or equivalent registered training organisation.
Essential: Ability to undertake and complete appropriate internal training modules, such as Smart Moves and Movait
Desirable: Recent experience as a PSA within Maternity Services
Essential: Willingness and ability to develops skills and adapt to changing needs.
Essential: Must be available to work both morning, afternoon and night shifts
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.

**Contact Person**

Lauren Langley

**Contact Person Job Title**

Acting Maternity Unit Manger

**Contact Num