Personal Care Associate

Company Description

Epworth HealthCare is Victoria’s largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Epworth is an innovator in Australia’s health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and services for our patients. 

Our values and purpose define Epworth's approach and delivery. We pride ourselves on communicating and delivering them in a real and meaningful way. Every Patient Matters.

Job Description

Epworth HealthCare (Epworth) seeks casual Personal Care Associate's to join our high performing and highly valued Central Resource Unit (CRU).

The CRU provides a flexible workforce to support Epworth clinical units, giving you the opportunity to implement your skills and knowledge while working with clinical nursing staff across a variety of sites and clinical settings within Epworth Health. We are seeking candidates who can work across Epworth sites at Richmond, East Melbourne, Box Hill, Hawthorn, and Camberwell and across a variety of shift times including days, nights and weekends, sometimes with short notice.

Why join the Central Resource Unit:

• Dedicated operational team that provides support to the casual workforce
• Easily accept shifts with a mobile application
• Access to a CRU Educator that will provide a robust orientation for our valued staff
• Work across a variety of hospitals that are located within proximity of each other

You will make an impact by:

• Delivering an exceptional patient experience
• Providing high standards of care through common responsibilities such as but not limited to;
  • Pressure care
  • Assisting with ambulating patients
  • Assist patients with personal care and hygiene as directed
  • Bed making
  • Constant Patient Observation - CPO
• Encouraging and role-modelling empathy to patients, families and medical staff

To be successful in this role, you will…

• Have previous experience working in a clinical setting, ideally within a hospital
• Have Australian working rights
• Have excellent interpersonal communication and teamwork skills
• Be teachable and have a willingness to learn and grow professionally
• Enjoy the challenge of working flexibly within a team environment.
• Possess a strong understanding and background of patient-centred care
• Have the ability to maintain a high level of communication with patients, staff, and visitors.
• Have well-developed time management and prioritisation skills 

Position Description Inherent Requirements

Qualifications

You will bring:

• Certificate III in Health Services Assistance
• Possess a current Working with Children Check (Employee)

Additional Information

Why Join Epworth?

At Epworth, it’s a community.

It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
• Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
• Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
• Relocation assistance is available for approved candidates

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples, people with disability, mature-age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable, inclusive, and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.

If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting, so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.

Ready to Make a Difference?

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For more information about the role, refer to the attached position description or contact [email protected] or call (03) 9426 0606.

Please Note:  Applications are reviewed as received. Don’t wait - this role may be filled before the closing date.

Apply now… we’ve over 8,000 perspectives at Epworth and we’re ready to welcome yours!

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.