This is a recruitment pool
for Permanent Full Time/Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time/Part Time
and Casual appointments with the possibility of extensions and/or
permanency.
This is where
jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice
finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community
taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South
Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to
start!
Fiona Stanley
Hospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of
health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a
comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit,
maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult
Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart
and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.
SMHS delivers
quality, safe and effective hospital and health services within a
catchment area stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across
the southern half of Perth.
Our vision is
Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about
SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.
Position
Description: The Peer Worker, Lived Experience is a
non-clinical specialist member of the SMHS Mental Health
multidisciplinary team, and provides high quality, recovery
orientated services with consumers and/or their support persons to
assist in their recovery. Drawing on their personal lived
experience of mental health and/or Alcohol and or Other Drug (AOD),
the Peer Worker engages purposefully with consumers and their
support persons, providing hope, support and system navigation
expertise throughout the ‘patient journey’. The Peer Worker also
advises the health service on Lived Experience perspectives and
contributes to the continued learning of staff in partnering with
consumers and trauma informed care.
Our Values
guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and
employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from
culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI
communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever
your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and
family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider
bringing your expertise to our workforce.
Want
to know more? We encourage you to contact Belinda Mercer,
Nursing Coordinator on 08 6152 2222.
If
you are ready to partner with us see the application instructions
below:
Your
application should include:
- A copy
of your current CV
- A
statement addressing the selection criteria in no more than 2-3
pages
- The
names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can
attest to your suitability for this role.
These
documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying
online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online
application process as you will be required to answer various
questions and attach your documentation.
If you
experience difficulties while applying online, please contact
Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during
business hours.
Employee
Benefits
Our employees
enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with
operational requirements):
- Professional Development
Opportunities and Study leave/assistance
- Flexible
working arrangements
- Flexible
leave arrangements
- Other
professional and location-based allowances
- For
further information click
here.
Eligibility
Are
you eligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants
must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be
an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live
and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent
appointments).
WA Health
embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of
discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to
growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s
Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality,
Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this
position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to
apply.
WA Health
engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health
policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records
screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment
process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and
integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working
with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment
health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity
and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that
adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant
but will be considered as part of the appointment
process.
This vacancy is
subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check.
For further information please refer to the WWC website at:
https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Suitable
applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be
made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from
this pool until 30/06/2026.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
