Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Operations Assistant
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $31.28 - $32.10 per hour
Hours Per Week: 28
Requisition ID: REQ605255
Applications Close: 05/10/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your qualified life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About NBMLHD
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, providing a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region. Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that offers tertiary referral services across emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs with world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
Role overview
A fabulous opportunity is available for an Operating Assistant to join the Theatres team at Nepean Hospital. In this role you will support health professionals in delivering patient care by maintaining and providing essential equipment and transporting perioperative surgical patients throughout the facility. Working under the direction of medical and nursing staff, you will play a vital part in ensuring smooth operations within the theatre environment.
This position requires flexibility to work shifts on a 24/7 rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays. If you are reliable, team oriented, and committed to supporting high quality patient care, we invite you to apply and contribute to the exceptional services at Nepean Hospital.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ communities, CALD communities, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing child safe standards. For more information, please note the NBMLHD Child Safe Standards policy.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please refer to the information available from NBMLHD.
What you will bring to the role
- Previous experience in one or more areas of this role – preferably in a care setting, undertaking cleaning duties, manual handling and/or providing general assistance in a health or aged care setting.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the position as listed in the physical requirements in the position description.
- Good communication skills in English – both written and verbal. Ability to communicate effectively across a multi-disciplinary work environment upholding the CORE principles of the organisation.
- Understanding of Work Health and Safety and Safe Work Practices, including safe manual handling and infection control guidelines and policies.
- Ability to work independently, completing set tasks effectively.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team, supporting others and taking directions from supervisors or other staff as appropriate.
- Willingness to work within an operating theatre environment, around surgical procedures, as part of the broader care team, with problem solving, time management and prioritisation skills in a multidisciplinary surgical environment.
- Ability and willingness to work shifts on a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays.
Need more information?
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📌 Operating Assistant - Theatres
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Sydney