Hospital Assistant

An exciting opportunity exists for a motivated and experienced cleaner to join our friendly team at Ryde Hospital in a permanent full-time or permanent part-time role.

You need to have a passionate interest in helping people in need. You will be working in a safe environment with opportunity to improve your knowledge and practical skills by completing different types of training required by the role. In less than 3.5 years you will be working in a redeveloped high-class hospital with a number of benefits.

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time and Permanent Full Time roles available

Position Classification: Hospital Assist (Grade 2)

Remuneration: $29.06 per hour

Hours Per Week: Up to 38

Requisition ID: REQ605779

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.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Ryde Hospital, Environmental Services

Ryde Hospital is having an incredible $479 million complete hospital redevelopment that will transform the delivery of healthcare for the Ryde local community. The Ryde Hospital Redevelopment will result in new health facilities and enhanced services including emergency, ICU/critical care, inpatient units, outpatient/ambulatory care services and much more. Construction commenced in early 2023, and will provide you with a wonderful and exciting opportunity to be part of the Ryde team to change the future health services for the Ryde Community completely.

You will be rostered on various shifts (morning, afternoon, night) and will be working across the Hospital covering different wards and departments as per service plan and daily work allocation list. You will be responsible for carrying out cleaning duties in clinical and non-clinical areas. Cleaning duties involve cleaning of surfaces, fittings, fixtures and furniture and may involve the use of electrical equipment and other equipment, such as vacuum cleaners, ladders or scrubbers. Cleaning duties also involve cleaning in immediate patient environments and may involve the cleaning of infectious or isolation rooms, including removal of bags of soiled linen and waste to the collection points, and other manual handling tasks.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Previous experience as a cleaner in a healthcare facility or in a commercial/industrial setting, or demonstrated ability to perform in role.
• Demonstrate organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Capacity to work under supervision and/or independently and to undertake a diverse range of tasks as an effective team member.
• Must be able to fulfil the physical requirements of the position.

Need more information? 1) Position Description 2) applying for this position. For role related queries or questions contact Ellen Hingston on email address: Ellen.Hingston@health.nsw.gov.au

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. 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.

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Applications Close: 26 September 2025