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The Health Care Worker is a member of a multidisciplinary health care team responsible for the provision of quality nursing care, within the boundaries of education, competencies and skills, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, to meet the personal care needs of customers. The incumbent will provide quality services in a manner that maintains and enhances the independence of customers and maximises their lifestyle options. The HCW will ensure all customers are provided with a safe, secure, and friendly environment where individual choice and decision making are encouraged.

Essential:

• Proven ability to apply high ethical standards, and represent MTHCS in a professional manner.
• Certificate III in Individual Support or demonstrated skills.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of the special needs of older people.
• Knowledge of and skills to perform personal care tasks as required.
• Relevant experience appropriate to the work required by this position.
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence.
• Current Police Check.

Desirable:

• Understanding of issues related to OH&S including infection control, manual handling and hazard identification.
• Current First Aid Certificate

• Fulfils duty of care, including ethical practices.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude to the agreed role and responsibilities of the position.
• Works as a multi-disciplinary team member.
• Provision of care and support as per customers care plan.
• Accurate and comprehensive documentation relating to progress with customers care plan.
• Reports issues relating to customers and service provider safety.
• Practice reflects organisational and service area policies and procedures.
• Maintain customer's confidentiality.
• Observe safe practice at all times.

Organisational:

• MTHCS has a responsibility to maintain current policy; it is the responsibility of all staff to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and MTHCS policies and procedures.
• Support systems that provide safe, high quality care that increases customer experience and customer centred care.
• To comply with MTHCS Code of Conduct.
• To ensure that MTHCS Infection Control guidelines are fully implemented.
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of diversity and culture.
• MTHCS has a responsibility to maintain current policy; it is the responsibility of all staff to be aware of current policy.

Administration:

• Understands and protects the rights and responsibilities of customers and other service providers.
• Consistently follows the agreed service policies and procedures.
• Documents and reports by exception in the customers progress notes, including evaluation of intervention.

Professional:

• All staff members shall be expected to demonstrate professional responsibility by maintaining knowledge and skills in their area of employment.
• All staff members are expected, as part of their role in providing a safe environment for both customers and staff members, to attend specific mandatory training appropriate to their position. For example emergency procedures, food handling, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and first aid.
• All staff members shall be expected to maintain strict confidentiality in relation to all matters pertaining to MTHCS activities.
• Failure to observe this requirement may be regarded as misconduct warranting termination and incur liability to penalty pursuant to Section 141 of the Health Services Act 1988.
• Other duties as directed.

Management:

Customer Service:

• Meets customers’ needs on an ongoing basis.
• Participates in development and implementation of activities in conjunction with the care manager and service area coordinator.
• Support customers’ needs and abilities in daily activities.

Program Development, Implementation and Management:

• Activities are developed and implemented in line with customers’ care plan.
• Activities are evaluated and concerns with care plan or customers’ needs are discussed with their Manager.
• Plans and organises work, practices and activities with regard to customers’ preferences and other service activities and plans.
• Health Care Worker retains responsibility for personal actions whilst working with customers to meet goals identified in care plan.