Health and Security Assistant

**#512860 Health and Security Assistant**
**Support Services Department**
**Full Time Permanent Role - Holiday Reliever**

**Calvary Mater Newcastle**
- Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
- Generous salary packaging benefits, ongoing professional development and supportive team environment
- This is a 7 day 24-hour rotating roster position with the Support Services at the Calvary Mater Newcastle.
- Remuneration: $29.25605 per hour + shift penalties
- Salary Classification: Health and Security Assistant

**_About the role_**

The role of the Health and Security Assistant is to provide support across the hospital, working 7 day a week 24 hour rotating roster. The Health and Security Assistant provides non clinical care to a variety of areas, including but not limited to:

- To assist nursing staff in patient care
- To transport patients for admissions and discharge
- To attend all emergency codes
- To attend to mortuary duties
- To assist security staff in code black situations
- To be on call for cleaning of discharge beds as required on night duty
- To attend to ICU on night work, weekends and public holidays or when there are no ICU Technicians available

**Key Responsibilities**
- Work with the existing team as the permanent full time holiday reliever
- Transportation of patients throughout the Wards\Departments.
- Respond and fulfil your role in all emergency codes
- Discharge of patient to appropriate pickup areas (as per hospital policy).
- Assist ICU/Theatre staff with patient care, weekends/public holidays and out of normal hours for Technical Assistants.
- Demonstrated flexibility that meets changing needs of unit or work environment.
- Maintains harmonious relations with hospital staff by behaving in a professional manner and displaying a non-confrontational manner.

**_What you bring_**
- Current NSW Security License.
- Senior First Aide Certificate.
- Working With Children Check (WWCC).
- A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission-based organisation.
- The Calvary Mater Newcastle is an Affiliated Health Organisation providing services to both public and private patients primarily from the Hunter New England area. Current employees of NSW Health can request to have various leave entitlement balances transferred to Calvary Mater Newcastle on commencement. Leave types may include but not limited to Long Service Leave, Annual Leave and Sick Leave. Applicants are encouraged to discuss this with the Convenor for further information._

**Why work for Calvary?**

At Calvary, our staff matter.

Join our team, learn with purpose and drive positive impact in one of Australia’s largest healthcare providers across Public and Private Hospitals, Residential Aged Care and Home Care.

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits:

- NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training, development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you

**_ to start your career in an organisation that is making a positive difference in the community._**
- Please note the following:_
- _Calvary has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all workers. You will also be required to provide evidence of other immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella._