Housekeeping Attendant/orderly

**Job no**: 498053

**Work type**: Casual

**Location**: Redlands

**Categories**: Room Attendant, Allied Health, All other

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people.

**About the role**

Mater Private Hospital Redland is seeking an Orderly / Housekeeping Attendant to join them on a casual basis with availability across a 7-day roster. You will be responsible for providing effective and efficient support services to our clients, including assisting with non-therapeutic aspects of patient care based on a consumer-focused philosophy and in accordance with hospital policy.

This role requires the incumbent to adhere to the Mater behavioral standards including the Values, Code of Conduct, Credo, Mater Private Person Charter and any other relevant behavioral standards.

**Salary range: $24.32 - $26.67 (Private Support Services Group A) per hour plus superannuation, casual loading, weekend loading and salary packaging option.**

**What you’ll be doing**

The key tasks of the Support Services Orderly / Housekeeping Attendant are to:

- Ensure all allocated areas are cleaned in a timely and unobtrusive manner in accordance
with hospital policies (including infection control).
- Safely transport patients and equipment.
- Transport blood products as required.
- Removal of soiled linen, Rubbish and sharps containers.
- Safely driving the patient transportation vehicles.
- Conduct all other duties as specified in the ‘Orderlies’ duties document.
- Other duties as requested from time to time outside of the ‘Orderlies’ duties document.
- Ensure the safety of all people in the hospital by adhering to Work Place Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Promote a safe and harmonious workplace for patients, visitors and staff.
- Clean body fluid spillages within hospital infection control guidelines.
- Segregation of waste according to waste management protocol.
- Actively comply with Hospital and Departmental Policies & Procedures.
- Actively participates in own self development and performance management.
- Actively support and participate in continuous quality improvement activities by participating in audits and trials, providing suggestions and attending relevant meetings.
- Successfully completes annual mandatory education.
- Determine the priority in which tasks are completed.

**About you**
- Current open drivers’ license (mandatory)
- Previous experience in a similar role in a healthcare or hospitality commercial environment. (Desirable)
- Availability across a 7-day roster (shifts vary from 6:30am to 12:00am and are usually 6-8-hour shifts)

You will have basic understanding of, or the ability to acquire knowledge of workplace health and safety, equal employment opportunity, bullying and harassment and anti-discrimination legislations, practices and behaviors as applied in the working environment.

**How to apply**

Please include a 1-page Cover Letter outlining your suitability for the role based on your previous experience aligned to the key tasks and duties for the role, listed above.

Your resume, including a comprehensive employment history, the qualifications you hold and the contact details for at least two professional referees.

**Why join us?**

Joining a 10,000+ strong workforce, you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in the field of Health, Education, Research and Foundation, and work with a team who make a real difference to the lives of our patients, consumers and community. You will be a part of a workplace that offers compassionate care in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy.
- Via salary packaging arrangements allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increasing take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses
- Access to leading education via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business and venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation

It is now a mandatory requirement of employment at the Mater that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

**Advertised**: 30 Mar 2023 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 18 Apr 2023 E. Australia Standard Time