Hospital Assistant - Housekeeping

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time Contract (until 5th August 2024)
Position Classification: BI Hospital Assistant
Remuneration: $29.17 ph + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ488674
Location:

• Fantastic lifestyle, great food/cafes, arts, music, sport and festivals.
• Only 3 hours from Mildura and 5 hours flight from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia.

Broken Hill is truly a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look on " " in the Far West
What you'll be doing

• To ensure areas are cleaned as per the Environmental Cleaning Standards Operating Procedures, to stop the risk of infection to staff, patients and visitors.
• Provide a range of cleaning services, to maintain the cleanliness of Broken Hill Hospital.
• General cleaning duties which include toilets, hand basins, offices, consult rooms, waiting rooms, doors and door frames, sweeping, mopping, windows, vacuuming, dusting, removal of waste, restock toiletries.
• Carry out (terminal) Infectious Cleans as required as per Environmental Cleaning Standard Operating Procedures.

About the Far West LHDThe is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.About Broken HillA true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possibly:

• Demonstrated previous experience in cleaning.
• Demonstrate knowledge of infection control practices.
• Ability and commitment to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Demonstrate an understanding of WHS & Manual Handling.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work on a 7 day rotating roster.
• Demonstrated ability to adhere to the defined standards of ethical and professional conduct consistent with the current NSW Health Code of Conduct and/or relevant professional standards where applicable

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For role related queries or questions contact Ethan Davis on Ethan.Davis@health.nsw.gov.auApplications Close: 27th May 2024At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.