**Employment Type**: Casual, up to 38 hours per week
**Location**: Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
**Position Classification**: Wardsperson
**Remuneration**: $29.03 - $29.23 per hour
**Requisition ID**: REQ515834
**Application Close Date**: 22/09/2024
**Interview Date Range**: 25/09/2024 - 02/10/2024
**About the Opportunity**
Bankstown Hospital is recruiting for a Wardsperson to complement and enhance the current General Services Team.
Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.
**What You'll be Doing**
To provide non-clinical support to complement the delivery of safe, effective and quality patient care this includes: transporting of patients, couriering of items, episodic cleaning, restocking, and assembling of equipment set-ups
**Where You'll Be Working**
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is located in the city of Bankstown and is in one of the most multicultural local government areas (LGA) in Australia. This hospital has tertiary affiliations with three universities and offers a range of roles and experiences to employees.
The hospital receives highly diverse presentations in ED as well as having general medical and surgical services and sub-specialty services across the hospital. Working at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is a truly rewarding experience which allows you to make a real difference to the multicultural community.
Being part of the team at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital means you will be a part of a friendly and enthusiastic group of people where you will be truly valued in your work. Being a smaller hospital, you are seen as part of the wider Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Family where you are known to the other staff and your patients.
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is like no other in our district and offers unmatched career development and progression opportunities and the hospital focuses on regular training and upskilling. There are regular occasions for working in more senior role and you will have a great management team who dedicate themselves to providing safe, quality patient care through ensuring they have a cohesive and dynamic team.
**How to Apply**
- Proven capacity to deliver general Hospital Services which may include general portering, cleaning, working unsupervised.
- Effective communication skills, time management skills and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and ability to operate manual handling aid.
- Ability to work shifts within a 7 Day rotating roster and willingness to work across other locations within SWSLHD.
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