Job Description - Child Life Therapist (02KR3)Job Number: 02KR3Employment Type: Full-time, PermanentClassification: Health Professional Level 3 (PN 13338)Salary: $105,900 - $119,774 (Plus 11.5% Super)Location: The Canberra Hospital, PaediatricsSection: Women, Youth and Children – Play TherapyClosing Date: 3 January 2025What can we offer you:Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.Flexible working conditions.11.5% Superannuation.Access to Employee Assistance Program.Access to discounted gym membership.Access to onsite Physiotherapists.Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).About the Role:The Paediatric Service at the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children provides holistic, evidence-based quality care and advocacy for children and young people in the ACT and surrounding regions with acute and chronic health needs. The service is child and family centred, as family is central to the successful delivery of health care. We believe in respect for each child and family and their cultural and religious needs. Each person is an individual with the right to dignity and privacy. The Centenary Hospital is committed to providing child-friendly, child-safe and developmentally appropriate care, with opportunities for learning and play seen as fundamental to children's expression, development and health and wellbeing. We are committed to staff excellence, with a rich culture of ongoing professional development in the specialty of Paediatrics.Child Life Therapists utilise specialist knowledge to plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate therapeutic play. Therapeutic and medical play, procedural education, and support to reduce anxiety using coping strategies and distraction are integral to the role. Child Life Therapists work in the Paediatric Inpatient, Outpatient and Day Stay areas and may at times be required to service other areas of the hospital where children are admitted, such as the Emergency Department. Home visits are provided as part of the palliative care program. Child Life Therapists are required to provide expert advice to other health care providers and services and be a resource for staff members to ensure a culture of play and development is maintained.The Child Life Therapist will report operationally to the Director of Allied Health in Women, Youth and Children and liaise regularly with clinical nursing managers in the Paediatric Medical Ward, Outpatients and Day Stay, and Adolescent Ward.Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.To Apply:Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.Our Vision: creating exceptional health care togetherOur Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and KindCHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Elissa Jacobs on (02) 5124 4236 or at ******
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