At St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney we recognise that our organisation could not deliver services without the dedication and commitment of those who work with us. Nurses, physicians, pharmacists, therapists, health care practitioners and other employees work side by side as strategic partners: Our goal is to attract like minded people who share our values and Mission to deliver the best possible patient care.
Employment Opportunities, week ending 16th June 2006
Employment Opportunities, week ending 23rd June 2006
Employment Opportunities, week ending 30th June 2006
Following are the employing entities comprising SV&MHS:
Employment conditions and provisions may vary depending on the employer, and the following list is intended as a guide to the various services and work conditions offered to staff.
Salary Packaging
Salary packaging allows employees to make substantial savings to their take-home pay by reducing pre-tax income and therefore the amount of tax paid. There are a wide range of items staff can use to package including rent, mortgage, credit cards and loans.
St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney is able to offer this benefit as the organisation operates under the public benevolent institution status and is therefore exempt from paying Fringe Benefits Tax on benefits up to $17,000 gross.
Salary packaging is available to full-time and part-time staff.
Learning and Development
St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney is committed to developing the capability of our staff and employees are encouraged to undertake training activities related to their employment in order to improve their personal and professional development.
The Learning Pathways at SV&MHS encompasses personal development, professional and clinical development and leadership development opportunities.
Employee Assistance
Staff and their immediate families are provided with the opportunity to seek confidential and independent assistance from qualified and experienced counsellors when faced with problems of a work or personal nature. This is provided free of charge.
Paid Parental leave
Supportive parental leave provisions are available to our employees.
Healthy Lifestyles and Benefits
St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney recognises the importance of a balanced lifestyle and offers a range of activities and benefits for employees at most sites. These include staff exercise classes, staff massage and discount movie tickets. Appropriate facilities/equipment to enhance break and meal times are also provided for staff.
Occupational Health and Safety
St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney is committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment for all persons who enter our work environment, including staff, patients, contractors and visitors. We promote this goal through the implementation of health and safety management systems designed to eliminate workplace hazards, where this is not possible, to reduce the risk of these hazards to as low as reasonably practical. St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney recognises the fact that accidents do occur and has also implemented emergency management and injury management systems to mitigate the consequences of any untoward event and to ensure the early return to work of any injured worker.