Job title: Patient Services Assistant (Traineeship)
Company: Western Health
Job description:
- Health & Allied Services
- Multiple campuses across Melbourne’s western suburbs
- Flexible part-time, fixed term opportunity
Explore a career in healthcare and start a Patient Services Assistant Traineeship with Western Health.Be part of Western Health’s vibrant and compassionate team, where your dedication to patient care will play a pivotal role in the health and happiness of the Western Melbourne community.We are currently accepting applications for Patient Services Assistant Traineeship with Western Health. A great opportunity to learn new skills and get paid while earning a qualification.Benefits you will receive include:
- Upon completion of your traineeship, you’ll gain nationally accredited Certificate III qualification
- Paid, rostered study time in the workplace
- Flexible classroom-based theory and placements at Western Health hospitals
- Access to develop skills and work alongside other healthcare professionals
- Upon completion, you’ll gain nationally accredited Certificate III qualification
About You:
- Must be conscientious with a passion for helping others
- Have excellent time management skills
- Shows initiative and can work well autonomously
- Willingness to work under Work Health and Safety guidelines
- Has a professional attitude and excellent interpersonal skills
- A commitment to learning and development
The position is open to applicants who have:
- Visa with a right to work for more than 12 months with the same employer
- Citizenship or residency status – an Australian citizen; or a foreign national with permanent residency; or a New Zealand passport holder with at least six months residence in Australia
- A National Police Check (or willingness to complete)
- Flu vaccination and evidence of COVID-19 vaccinations
When you join Western Health, you join an organisation that prides itself on ensuring its teams have the best practical support to help them be their best.The successful candidate will be employed by Western Health and potentially be offered a 12-month traineeship and work experience whilst completing a Certificate III in Health Services Assistance HLT 33115.Applications close at 11:59pm on 11 March 2025.About Us
Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the ‘Employee Login’ via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.
Expected salary:
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Job date: Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:42:31 GMT
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