Healthcare Assistant

6 days ago

Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia Ballarat Health Services Full time

About the Role

The Healthcare Assistant role at Ballarat Health Services is a dynamic and fast-paced position that requires the ability to multitask, manage competing priorities, and work with minimal supervision. As a Healthcare Assistant, you will provide non-medical assistance to staff and patients in the Acute sector of our hospital.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining accurate availability in our electronic rostering system and accepting shifts based on availability
  • Cleaning patient areas, bathrooms, equipment, and utility rooms in the clinical ward environment
  • Preparing patient beds for admission
  • Attending to general housekeeping duties as required by the clinical ward
  • Transferring medical equipment, patient files, and results between departments according to hospital protocol and as directed
  • Transporting specimens to the pathology department as directed
  • Maintaining stock levels of linen and non-medical supplies

Requirements

  • Demonstrated high-level communication to interact with a wide variety of individuals
  • Demonstrated ability to function within a team and capacity to work with limited supervision
  • Demonstrated person-centred care and respectful approach to patients, visitors, and staff
  • The ability to prioritise work
  • Demonstrated ability to be involved with change management processes and be supportive with the implementation as directed by the manager
  • Current Working With Children Check, or willingness to obtain

About Ballarat Health Services

Ballarat Health Services provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham, and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities.

Culture & Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
  • Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment, and holidays
  • Access to discounted health club membership
  • Staff rewards and recognition programs

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance, and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Ballarat Health Services is a child-safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Ballarat Health Services is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex, and asexual LGBTQIA+ individuals.

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