Wardsperson

**Employment Type**: Casual, Permanent Full Time

**Position Classification**: Wardsperson

**Remuneration**: $29.03 - $29.24 Per Hour + 11% Super + Salary Packaging

**Hours Per Week**:Up to 38

**Requisition ID**:REQ465074

**Applications Close: Monday, 19th February 2024**

**Wardsperson**

**John Hunter Hospital**

**Where you'll be working**:
This is an opportunity to work for one of the largest local health districts in NSW which services a population of more than 900,000 people across the Hunter, New England, and Lower Mid North Coast areas. You will be based at our district's largest hospital, John Hunter Hospital, which is a Level 6, tertiary referral, major trauma, and teaching hospital.

**About the role**:
The Wardsperson provides assistance with patient personal hygiene, patient transfers, care of the deceased, and movement of ward supplies and equipment to support clinical staff in the delivery of patient care.
- You will provide a wide range of patient-focused duties, including cleaning
- You will receive support from direct managers and a highly supportive team
- You will work with a variety of clinical and non-clinical Staff
- You will receive regular education and training

**Benefits**:

- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- ADO's each month (for full time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

**About you**:

- Previous experience as a Wardsperson would be advantageous

**Need more information?**

**Information for Applicants**:
**An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.***

**We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.**

**This position is full time; however, part time arrangements will be considered.**

**This is a Category A position**.** **Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with** NSW Health policy directive **PD2023_022: Occupational **Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases** for Category A positions prior to offer.** All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

**All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).** New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.?

**HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of **benefits?**such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.