Family Healthcare Support Worker - Irymple

Family Healthcare Support Worker - Regional Victoria, Irymple 

• Amazing opportunity to make a difference in your community
• Supportive office-based team and on-going training provided
• Casual employment at classification HCE41 – Home Care Emp Level 4, Year 1
• Fabulous employee benefits including salary packaging and access to discounted fitness memberships

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to provide support to children with complex medical needs in their home environment or other appropriate settings. The provision of this support allows parents the time to rest and attend to other responsibilities whilst their child is safely cared for by a trained Support Worker. Care is delivered independently, often in the absence of parents in line with the child specific care plan. This care plan is developed in collaboration with the family, their medical specialists, and other members of the RCH team. We have a number of vacant hours across Regional Victoria, various casual positions are available pending location, availability and suitability to fulfil patient requirements. We are specifically seeking support workers to work in Regional Victoria, Irymple.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing care dependent on the individualized patient needs as per the parameters in their care plan, which may include personal care, specific medical interventions, giving tube feeds and medications
• If appropriate, supporting children to access activities, education, and community outings
• Maintaining the safety and well-being of the child as outlined in the child specific training manual and report any concerns to the parents
• Being responsible for the safe management of equipment during shift times and report any concerns to the parents
• Completing documentation of care delivered during support shifts as required
• Establishing relationships with child and family that recognise professional boundaries

What you’ll achieve:

• Providing care to children with medical complexities in a dignified manner, while maintaining the privacy of the child and their family
• Providing consistent respite to families of children with medical complexities  

Your skills and experience:

Essential:

• Strong ability to complete verbal and written assessments delivered in English
• Ability to travel independently
• Interpersonal skills and professional demeanour
• Efficient computer skills and the ability to enter data accurately

Desirable:

• Relevant qualification at nationally accredited certificate level 3 or equivalent
• First Aid to a basic certificate level
• Previous experience in supporting children with medical complexity

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department:

The RCH Complex Care Hub is an interdisciplinary service that has been established to lead and coordinate the health care experiences for complex patients and their families. Patients with complex needs frequently require multiple teams, advanced technology, and medical equipment to support their care needs. A component of this service provides healthcare support to children with complex medical needs in their home environment or community setting by a trained healthcare worker allowing parents the time to rest and attend to other responsibilities. The Royal Children's Family Healthcare Support team is an evolving service which works in collaboration with the Complex Care Hub to coordinate the support component for eligible families. The purpose of this role is to provide support to children with complex medical needs in their home environment or other appropriate settings. The provision of this support allows parents the time to rest and attend to other responsibilities whilst their child is safely cared for by a trained Support Worker. Care is delivered independently, often in the absence of parents in line with the child's specific care plan. This care plan is developed in collaboration with the family, their medical specialists, and other members of the RCH team.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Flexible work options available

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

For more information about this position please contact Jessica Russo, Administration Coordinator Ph: 03 9345 5301 Email: FHSrecruitment@RCH.org.au