Health Services Assistant, Intensive Care Unit

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- Support for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- Excellent clinical exposure across a range of specialties

**The Position**

**Job Reference**: 1766

**Position Title**:Health Services Assistant, Intensive Care Unit
**Classification**:IN37
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**:$28.85
**Hours per fortnight**:Up to 76
**Employment Status**:Ongoing Full Time or Part Time opportunities available

**Closing date**:**12/01/2025

The role of the Health Service Assistant at Bendigo Health is to support Registered and Enrolled Nurses by undertaking 1:1 patient assisting with basic patient care under supervision, and non-nursing duties that assist in the smooth running of the ward environments. The Intensive Care Unit is a 8 bed combined facility where we care for more than 1000 intensive care, high dependency and coronary care patients each year. It is a Level 3 facility that is well-designed, spacious unit and offers all aspects of modern Intensive Care, including invasive and non-invasive ventilation, renal replacement therapy and plasmapheresis, intra-aortic balloon pump, bedside ultrasound and echocardiography.
- Duties include (but are not limited to): accompanying patients, assisting with patient movement and activities of daily living, assisting with uncomplicated feeds, restocking and ordering of supplies, filing and clerical duties, transport of supplies, equipment and cleaning of equipment and weekly checks of equipment in store and allocate to appropriate trays.
- Perform duties as directed by the Registered and Enrolled Nurses on the clinical unit, and seek direction if required
- Maintain safe working practices and a safe working environment
- Perform 1:1 patient observation shifts
- Perform the duties of the position efficiently and to the standards of the department
- Employees are required to carry out lawful directions outlined above or delegated to them.

**Working with Bendigo Health**

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
- We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Your New Division**

The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer, dental and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Interested?**

We’d love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.