540335 - Health & Security Assistant (Wardsperson)
Support Services Department
Calvary Mater Newcastle
Casual Roles
- Casual role - on-call basis 7 days 24-hour rotating roster position with the Support Services at the Calvary Mater Newcastle.
- Remuneration: $32.11 per hour + shift penalties + allowances
- Salary Classification: Health and Security Assistant
About the role
The role of the Health & Security Assistant (Wardsperson) is to provide support across the hospital, working 7 days a week 24-hour rotating roster.
The Health & Security Assistant (Wardsperson) will provide non-clinical care to a variety of areas, including but not limited to:
- To assist nursing staff in patient care
- To transport patients for admissions and discharge
- To attend all emergency codes and mortuary duties
- To assist security staff in code black situations
- To be on call for cleaning of discharge beds as required on night duty
- To attend to ICU on night work, weekends and public holidays or when there are no ICU Technicians available
Casual roles - rotating roster works 8-hour shifts over a 24/7 period.
The shift times are:
Day shift 0600 - 1400
Afternoon shift 1400 - 2200
Night shift 2200 - 0600
Key Responsibilities
- Work with the existing team as the permanent full time holiday reliever
- Transportation of patients throughout the Wards/Departments.
- Respond and fulfil your role in all emergency codes
- Discharge of patient to appropriate pickup areas (as per hospital policy).
- Assist ICU/Theatre staff with patient care, weekends/public holidays and out of normal hours for Technical Assistants.
- Demonstrated flexibility that meets changing needs of unit or work environment.
- Maintains harmonious relations with hospital staff by behaving in a skilled manner and displaying a non-confrontational manner.
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What you bring
- Current NSW Security Licence.
- Senior First Aid Certificate.
- Previous experience working in the support services area in a health care environment.
- A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission-based organisation.
Required Skill Profession
Other Protective Service Workers
đź“Ś Health & Security Assistant (Wardsperson)
🏢 Calvary
đź“Ť Newcastle