Housekeeping Attendant / Night Cleaner

About the role

Mater Private Hospital Redland is seeking a Housekeeping Attendant/Night Cleaner to join them on a casual basis with availability for Night Cleaning Shifts. You will be responsible for providing effective and efficient support services to our patients, including assisting with non-therapeutic aspects of patient care based on a consumer-focused philosophy and in accordance with hospital policy.

This role requires the incumbent to adhere to the Mater behavioural standards including the Values, Code of Conduct, Credo, Mater Private Person Charter and any other relevant behavioural standards. Availability across a 7-day rotating roster (Night cleaning from 6:00pm to 01:00am and Day shifts between 6:30am to 9:00pm)

Salary range: $29.59 - $32.09 (Operational Employee OO2) per hour plus superannuation, casual loading, evening shift loading, weekend loading and salary packaging option.

Role Responsibilities:

The key tasks of the Support Services Housekeeping Attendant/Night Cleaner are:

• Cleaning of patient rooms and public areas.
• Night Cleaning of the Operating Theatre, CSSD, Recovery areas.
• Safely transport patients and equipment.
• Transport blood products as required.
• Removal of soiled linen, rubbish and sharps containers.
• Safely driving the patient transportation vehicles.
• Conduct all other duties as specified in the Housekeeping Attendant/Wardsperson duties document.
• Other duties as requested from time to time outside of the Housekeeping Attendant/Wardsperson duties document.
• Perform infectious room cleaning and other cleaning duties as requested by supervisor.
• Ensure the safety of all people in the hospital by adhering to Work Place Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Clean body fluid spillages within hospital infection control guidelines.
• Segregation of waste according to waste management protocol.  
• Actively comply with Hospital and Departmental Policies & Procedures.              
• Actively participates in own self development and performance management.
• Actively support and participate in continuous quality improvement activities by participating in audits and trials, providing suggestions and attending relevant meetings.
• Successfully completes annual mandatory education.
• Determine the priority in which tasks are completed.

• Promote a safe and harmonious workplace for patients, visitors and staff. 

About you

• Availability across a 7-day rotating roster. Overnight OT cleaning from 6:00pm to 01:00am (Mandatory). Day Cleaning shifts between 6:30am to 9:00pm.
• Previous experience in a cleaning role in a healthcare, hospitality or commercial cleaning environment. (Desirable)

You will have basic understanding of, or the ability to acquire knowledge of workplace health and safety, equal employment opportunity, bullying and harassment and anti-discrimination legislations, practices and behaviours as applied in the working environment.

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Increase your take-home pay via Salary Packaging by allocating applicable living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via Salary Packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development through Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national businesses/venues for dining, retail, travel & accommodation, other
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Applications close on Wednesday 28th February 2024. Please note, we will contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

It is now a mandatory requirement of employment at the Mater that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19.