AddressEmployment Type: Casual
Location: Queanbeyan
Position Classification: Ops Assist - Others
Remuneration: $28.49 per hour
Hours Per Week: Dependent on the needs of the health service
Requisition ID: REQ462971
Application Close: 9 February 2024
Interviews Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We are Southern.
What we offer
• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
• Corporate Health and Fitness program
• 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
• Annual Leave Loading
Where you'll be working
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Queanbeyan enviable lifestyle and affordable property surrounded by an eclectic mix of small towns and villages. With Canberra just a 5-minute drive away, you can enjoy all the attractions of the nation’s capital along with fabulous restaurants. Connect easily and quickly with world through the Canberra International Airport, with the beach and ski fields just 2 hours away. Imagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health District
What you'll be doing
The Theatre Orderly role supports the clinical team, primarily within the operating theatres, to promote the smooth running of surgical services; but also provides assistance throughout the health service according to need, including general duties in wards, cleaning and portering for patient transfers or equipment around the facility.
Selection Criteria
- Previous experience in one or more areas of this role - working with people in a care setting, undertaking cleaning duties or providing general assistance in a health or aged care setting.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, completing set tasks effectively with minimal direct supervision.
- Good communication skills - both written and verbal, and ability to relate well and communicate respectfully to line management, colleagues and members of the public.
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a team, supporting others and taking directions from supervisors or other staff as appropriate.
- Ability and willingness to work shifts, on a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays.
- Willingness to work within a theatre environment, around surgical procedures, as part of the broader care team.
- Ability to use a computer with skills to use a web based ordering system.
- Knowledge of Work, Health and Safety principles, especially around safe manual handling.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
All NSW Health Category A workers are required to have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
At Southern NSW 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
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Helen Palmer on 02 6150 7*** or email: *************@health.nsw.gov.au
