Patient Transport Officer

Fixed-term 4 month contract, full time role - 38 hours a week
- Based at Braeside Hospital, Prairiewood
- HammondCare offer staff competitive salaries, excellent training & development opportunities

**About HammondCare**:
HammondCare is an independent Christian charity that exists to improve quality of life for people in need. We specialise in aged and dementia care, palliative care, rehabilitation, mental health services for older people, and other related health and aged care services. HammondCare seeks to embed evidence-based best practice in its services and we provide these services through home care, sub-acute hospitals and residential aged care.

Bringing these health, hospital and aged care services together, HammondCare has been able to develop innovative, flexible care models designed to serve people with complex health or aged care needs, regardless of their circumstances.

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**About the role**:
The full-time, fixed-term 4 month contract role of the Patient Transport Officer works within the Mission and Mission in Action of HammondCare to ensure that clients are transported in a safe and timely manner to and from required venues; that items are couriered as required; general administrative duties.

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**Essence of the role**:

- Safe and timely transport of clients to and from required venues
- Couriering resident related items as required
- Washing and cleaning including general maintenance of Patient Transport vehicles ,packaged and pool motor vehicles and associated items

***Essential/Mandatory Criteria**:

- Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action
- A current NSW Driver’s Licence (Class C-Car licence) and safe driving record. Prepared to undertake the Driver Assessment Test if required
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Health and/or Aged Care Sectors, with experience in transporting frail, aged and / or vulnerable people desirable but not essential
- Presents professionally and takes pride in personal appearance
- Senior First Aid Certificate desirable
- Confident at using computers, including Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Outlook, using relevant software
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Empathy and patience
- Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing
- Customer service focus.

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- All short listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to a criminal record check & vaccination compliance checks._