**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
**Location**: Liverpool Hospital
**Position Classification**: Chief Operations Assistant
**Remuneration**: $64,640.15 per annum
**Requisition ID**: REQ520891
**Application Close Date**: 13/10/2024
**Interview Date Range**:16/10/2024 - 23/10/2024
**About the Opportunity**
Liverpool Hospital is recruiting for a Chief Operations Assistant to complement and enhance the team.
**What you'll be doing**
- Supervise the day to day work requirements of the operations assistants including allocation of daily tasks and of meal breaks
- Responsible for monitoring compliance with established clinical standards of practice including Infection Control, personal hygiene, dress code and patient confidentiality
- Responsible for monitoring staff performance, work attendance and conflict resolution in consultation with the Nurse Manager of Anaesthetics
- Identify knowledge gaps related to equipment and procedures and with the assistance of the clinical nurse educator plan in-service education as necessary
- Responsible for the orientation and supervision of the activities of the Operations assistants to ensure their duties and responsibilities are appropriately performed
- Assist the clinical nurse educator to establish a programme of professional development including mandatory and manual handling training requirements
- Develop and review safe practices
- Assist with roster planning and development
- Responsible for the safe transportation of patients to and from the Wards, Theatres, Recovery, Endoscopy and other areas as required.
- Responsible for the preparation of the operating table, accessories and other appropriate equipment for positioning of patients according to the scheduled list.
- Responsible for the maintenance and cleanliness of patient beds or trolleys and the reporting of faults to the appropriate Nurse Unit Manager.
- Assist the clinical staff with the preparation of deceased patient and with transfer to Mortuary.
- Coordinate effective workflows to meet demand and escalate any issues to NUM
- Attend daily AM handover with NUM
**Where you'll be working**
Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the local government area of Liverpool City Council as well as district services to residents and visitors in the area. It also provides a range of state-wide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.
The Hospital provides a health service of international standing, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care.
Liverpool Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities and an increased capacity to meet future significant population growth for South Western Sydney.
Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the UNSW Sydney and the Western Sydney University and also welcome students from over 20 universities and colleges.
Located in the heart of Liverpool City, the hospital is close to public transport, shopping centres and eateries.
**How to Apply**
1) Operating theatre experience.
2) Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills in a service delivery environment.
3) Ability to work a rotating roster.
4) Commitment to teamwork.
5) Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
6) Manual handling skills.
7) Experience in use of internet, intranet, Heti online and stafflink programmes.
8) Proven ability to provide and maintain a safe workplace environment.
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**Additional Information**
**Salary Packaging**
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**Health & Fitness**
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
**Transforming Your Experience**
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
**To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.**
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