Healthcare Workers
The Public Health (COVID 19 Vaccination of Health Care Workers) Order 2021 commenced on 26 August 2021. The Order establishes mandatory requirements for health staff and persons working in health settings to be vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine. The Order requires the first dose of a vaccine by 30 September 2021, with a second dose required by 30 November 2021.
If you been to any COVID-19 exposure sites including any hospitals or nursing homes you may have worked at during the last 14 days, you must follow all relevant NSW Health advice (nsw.gov.au/covid-19), including self isolation and testing requirements, and inform JMB Jobnet immediately.
Aged Care Workers
Under the Public Health (COVID-19 Care Services) Order 2021, employees (including contract staff) of a residential aged care facility (RACF) and persons engaged by the operator to provide services (other than students and certain maintenance contractors) are to have received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination in order to enter or remain at the RACF after 9am on 25 October (extending existing requirements to have had one dose by 17 September 2021 to enter a RACF).
In-home and community aged care workers can only provide work as an in-home and community aged care worker if they have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by 9am 25 October 2021 and the second dose by 9 am on 29 November 2021.
If you been to any COVID-19 exposure sites including any hospitals or nursing homes you may have worked at during the last 14 days, you must follow all relevant NSW Health advice (nsw.gov.au/covid-19), including self isolation and testing requirements, and inform JMB Jobnet immediately.