Therapy Assistant - Advanced (Community Health Assistant), Transition Care Program, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, Queensland Health

About us :

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services. We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

About your opportunity :

The position is based at both Cairns North and Gordonvale Hospital and primarily provides services to clients in that geographical area, however; there is an expectation that the position will travel within the Hinterland Hospital Service as required to provide a service to Transition Care clients across Cairns and Hinterland Hospital Health Service.

About your role :

• Provide comprehensive education on a defined range of topics to patients or groups of patients.
• Work across Residential and Community settings of Transition Care Program.
• Lead a defined range of group interventions for patients with diverse and complex needs.
• Actively contribute as a member of a multidisciplinary team, including where appropriate, leading departmental and team meetings, case conferences and other team projects and activities.
• Fulfil the accountabilities of this role in accordance with Queensland Health's core values as well as the department's quality human resource management practices including workplace health and safety, employment equity, anti-discrimination, and ethical behaviour.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to :

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation / government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?