Wardsperson

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

Where you'll be working
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital

What you'll be doing

The Wardsperson works within a multidisciplinary team environment. It is diverse role which focuses on the patient journey throughout the hospital with an emphasis on the movement of patients between the wards and departments. 

1. Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
2. Demonstrated organisational skills and ability to prioritise workloads.
3. Ability to deal confidently and courteously with people at all levels.
4. Effective written and verbal communication skills.
5. Capacity to work under supervision and/or independently and to undertake a diverse range of tasks as an effective team member.
6. Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to Work Health and Safety issues, in particular, basic manual handling techniques involved in lifting and transferring of patients.

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For role related queries or questions contact Bonnie Martin on *************@health.nsw.gov.au or 0409 197 ***

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have. 

Applications Close: 25 June 2024