Work with an integrated rural health service which strives to provide excellent, sustainable local health services to a vibrant rural community.
Located a short drive from Bendigo and Melbourne, Heathcote is a renowned for its regional food and wine culture. Combined with its spectacular landscapes, unique forests and historic sites, this rural community provides a rich and diverse culture for all to enjoy.
Heathcote Health provides a broad range of acute, aged care, primary health programs and home based services to Heathcote and surrounding districts and the consumer is at the forefront of everything that we do.
We are committed to a values-driven culture in which everyone is included, treated fairly, respected and given opportunities to develop their professional experience and careers.
Heathcote Health is an integrated rural health service, providing a broad range of acute, aged care, primary health programs and home based services to Heathcote and surrounding districts.
We prioritize the wellbeing of our employees and some benefits provided to our staff include:
The Victorian Sick Pay Guarantee is an Australian-first initiative aimed at giving Victoria’s casual and contract workers the safetynet they need to take time off when they are sick or need to care for loved ones.
The Victorian Sick Pay Guarantee provides 38 hours a year of sick and carer’s pay at the national minimum wage to eligible casual and contract workers in certain jobs.
Casual and contract workers, including independent contractors and non-employing sole traders, in the following targeted jobs, are included in the first phase of the Guarantee:
In addition, workers must:
Sign up at www.vic.gov.au/sickpayguarantee or on the Service Vic app
For more information phone: Sick Pay Guarantee hotline 1800 979 641
Heathcote is situated 50 km (40 min drive) east of Bendigo via the McIvor Highway.
Heathcote Hospital was established in 1859, is an innovative public and commonwealth funded rural provider of Acute, Emergency, Residential Aged Care and Community Care services.
Our services include:
Casual Positions are available within the Aged Care and Community Service departments of Heathcote Health.
For copies of the Position Descriptions for these positions please contact admin@heathcotehealth.org
For further information please contact Angie Dredge, Director of Clinical Care on adredge@heathcotehealth.org or 5431 0900.
Applications should be forwarded via email to admin@heathcotehealth.org or in writing to 39 Hospital Street, Heathcote 3523
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.
Heathcote Health advertisements can be viewed via Careers.Vic, SEEK and via local media outlets, including The McIvor Times and The Bendigo Advertiser.
Victorian public sector employees are entitled to receive a 12% discount on private health insurance from HCF. Anyone interested in acquiring private health insurance from HCF should visit their website www.hcf.com.au or call them on 131334 to take advantage of the discounted rate.
To discuss employment opportunities at Heathcote Health, including the possibility of casual positions, please contact the relevant department manager as detailed below: