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SalaryEmployment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Security Officer
Remuneration: $29.60 Per Hour + 11% Super
Requisition ID: REQ467798
Applications Close: Sunday, 25th February 2024
Security Officer
John Hunter Hospital
Where you'll be working:
The John Hunter Hospital (JHH) is the major tertiary teaching hospital and referral centre for the Hunter New England Local Health District.
Located in the coastal city of Newcastle, we have one of the busiest emergency departments in the state and provide a range of medical and surgical services to a diverse population of more than 900,000 people.
The hospital is currently involved in the planning of a new Acute Services Building as part of the redevelopment.
About the role:
Security Officers are responsible for providing security services on the JHH campus which includes a co-located child and adolescent mental health unit
- Security Officers are required to respond to requests for assistance from staff, patients, and visitors on the hospital campus including duress and code black responses and provision of security presence in the Emergency Department
- Support will be provided during the orientation period by Senior Security Officers on each shift and other team members
- Mandatory PMVA training will be rostered
- Current NSW Security Licence 1A including Senior First Aid Certificate with a Certificate II in Security Operations
- Current Drivers licence Class C (NSW eligibility)
- Ability to work a 24/7 roster
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
- Ongoing support and in-house training with
- A culture of collaboration, respect, empowerment and openness
- Free vaccinations and immunisations for all HNE employees
- You have experience in a large security service
- You have a strong customer focus and exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- You can follow clinical direction, and deescalate aggressive situations
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For role-related queries or questions contact Rodney Prouse on Rodney.Prouse@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
If you are currently employed with HNE Health in a position of the same grade, you may not need to submit an online application to be considered. Please contact the hiring manager to discuss your options first.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit:
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: .
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting via or 1300 40 25 23.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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