Operations Assistant

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Location**:**Moruya**
**Position Classification**: Ops Assist - Others
**Remuneration**: $62,033.01 - $63,652.64
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ551229
**Application Close**:**10 February 2025
**Interviews Details**:Interviews will be scheduled within 10 days of closing date

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here - We are Southern.

**What we offer**
- Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading

**Where you'll be working**
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Moruya 305 kilometres south of Sydney and 175 kilometres from Canberra. Moruya has charm and secrets to share with those ready to explore. The coastal drive from Broulee is stunning, with the road running alongside the Moruya River, before opening to reveal a wide flood plain tracking down from the Deua Mountains. Imagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health District

**What you'll be doing**

The Operations Assistant role supports the clinical team, primarily within the operating theatres, to promote the smooth running of surgical services; but also provides assistance throughout the health service according to need, including general duties in wards, cleaning and portering for patient transfers or equipment around the facility.

**Selection Criteria**:

- Previous experience in one or more areas of this role - working with people in a care setting, undertaking cleaning duties or providing general assistance in a health or aged care setting.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, completing set tasks effectively with mínimal direct supervision.
- Good communication skills - both written and verbal, and ability to relate well and communicate respectfully to line management, colleagues and members of the public.
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a team, supporting others and taking directions from supervisors or other staff as appropriate.
- Ability and willingness to work shifts, on a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays.
- Willingness to work within a theatre environment, around surgical procedures, as part of the broader care team.
- Ability to use a computer with skills to use a web based ordering system.
- Knowledge of Work, Health and Safety principles, especially around safe manual handling.

Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact Jennifer Maskell should you require assistance.

**Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases**
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

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