Employment Type: Permanent part time

Hours: 15.2

Salary: Pro-rata $100k negotiable

Location: Mercy Health, Healthy Ageing Sites

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact:

Amy Box

OVA Prevention Manager

abox@mercy.com.au

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

• Assist with the implementation and review of targeted training programs for various staff groups, according to levels of risk and different patient/resident/client groups across Mercy Health.

• Deliver the OVA Prevention Training Program to Mercy Health staff, utilising a range of teaching methods, in accordance with relevant legislation, organisational programs, policies and procedures.
• Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of OVA-related auditing, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Provide expertise in the follow-up of Occupational Violence and Aggression (OVA) incidents, including incident review, risk assessment, identification of preventative strategies, and support to leaders and staff.

What you’ll bring
 

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Experience in a clinical environment with a nursing or related qualification

• Experience in health and safety or a related discipline

• Experience within the Health, Aged Care or Community Care sectors

• Experience in successfully managing stakeholder relationships

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.