Support Worker

The CHQ at Home Support Worker is responsible for the support of a child or young person being cared for within their home environment.The support worker will be trained and supported to provide safe care to a child or young person with high medical needs within their home or community environment under the supervision of the primary caregiver.

About the Team

The CHQatHome service has multiple programs aimed at supporting children to receive appropriate care closer to home.

The service functions as a multidisciplinary team, including nursing, medical, physiotherapy, social work, pharmacy, psychology, dietetics, occupational therapy, speech pathology, psychology, administration and operational officers.

CHQatHome currently supports the following programs:

• Hospital in the (HITH)
• Hospital Avoidance (HA)
• Home Ventilation Program (HVP)
• Tracheostomy in Home Care (TIHC)
• Support of Palliative Care Service

The role of Support Worker is specifically aimed to support the Home Ventilation Program and Tracheostomy in Home Care Program.

About the Role

You will fulfil the accountabilities of this role in accordance with the CHQ HHS core values and as outlined below.

• Assisting the child's primary caregiver to maintain an environment conducive to meeting the child's health care
• Responsible for fulfilling tasks delegated by a primary care giver in alignment with CHQ at Home team
• Tasks may include but are not limited to:
  • Assisting the primary care giver in the support of a child or young person with additional needs such as tracheostomy care, ventilation support/management, and gastrostomy care.
  • Maintaining a clean and safe environment for the child (e.g. clean suction and medical equipment).
  • Notifying the primary caregiver of any change in the condition of the child as per CHQ at Home
  • Assisting the primary caregiver with the child's feeding, hygiene cares and routines as required including the provision safe manual handling

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HHS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.