Transport Patient Services Assistant

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time, Part time, Casual

Organisation: Mercy Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Facilities Management, Health and Allied Health

Reference: 19469

**Transport PSA - Environmental Services**

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
Play a key role for the Environmental Services Department with the aim to provide transport of patients to and from all locations within the hospital as needed. This role will support the clinical wards, including the operating theatre, to facilitate the smooth and efficient transport of patients as needed. This role is required for after hours on weekdays and on weekends.
- Located at Werribee Mercy Hospital as part of the Environmental Services Department
- Permanent Full-time, Permanent Part-time, and Casual positions available
- This role is afternoon shift Mon
- Friday, and Morning, Afternoon and Night Duty on weekends. Multiple staff are needed to fill this role.
- Provide quality client-focused service to patients, their family and carers, through caring and efficient transport across the hospital
- Be part of a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to exceptional clinical service

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Required Qualification of Cert III in Health Services or working towards will be considered
- Must be willing to work at least 2 days per week
- Previous transporting experience an advantage
- Ability to use bed movers and associated equipment or willing to learn
- Enthusiastic, motivated team player and good communications skills are essential

**ABOUT US**:
Werribee Mercy Hospital is a General Public Hospital located in the rapidly growing Western suburbs of Melbourne. Our services include surgical, medical, maternity, newborn, paediatrics, renal dialysis, emergency, mental health, rehabilitation, aged and palliative care. The hospital has undergone expansion of Hospital in the Home/Hospital Care at Home program and our new intensive care unit, additional operating theatres and the opening of two new wards, taking the total number of beds to 298. Join us now and be part of our team as we expand to serve our community.

Werribee Mercy Hospital is perfectly positioned with easy access on and off the M1 Princes Freeway, walking distance to Hoppers Crossing train station, café and shops, and is co-located adjacent to a privately operated childcare facility that delivers childcare to pre-school age children.

Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.

Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).

If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**CONTACT DETAILS**:

- Sherryn Harberger
- Manager, Food & Environmental Services
- (03) 8754 3633

Previous applicants please do not apply