The Team:

The Mersey Community Hospital (MCH), Latrobe offers general and specialist health services including 24-hour emergency department, general medicine day surgery and endoscopy, rehabilitation, palliative care and oncology services along with a variety of specialist clinics. Mersey Community hospital is a dedicated elective surgery centre and provides a mixture of general hospital services.

The MCH ED is a vibrant department with 13 cubicles (2 resus bays, 6 acute bays, 5 sub-acute) plus fast track area and a 7-bed EMU, providing emergency care 24/7.

The Role:

The Mersey Community Hospital are seeking motivated Emergency Department Support Officers to join their team. The successful Emergency Department Support Officers will:

• Assist the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) - Emergency Department (ED) in ensuring a safe and secure environment within the ED.
• Act as a member of the Code Black Team across the entire Hospital afterhours and conduct internal hospital security functions as directed.
• Provides support services to the ED that includes assisting with transporting patients to and from diagnostic services.
• Provide manual handling assistance with patient care requirements when and as directed.
• Assist the NUM in the maintenance and management of ED equipment.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Permanent, part time, shift worker position, working up to 72 hours per fortnight.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar part time and casual vacancies.

Salary: $67,193 to $70,993 pro rata, per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Union Wages Agreement 2022

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:

• Emergency Department Support Officer HSO5 (November 2023) CSU.docx

Application Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Jonathan Weeks

Nurse Unit Manager - Emergency Department

Phone: (03) 6478 5132
Email: [email protected]

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