Sterilisation Services Floor Manager

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Facility: Wollongong Hospital**
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 1
**Remuneration**: $41.14 - $54.73 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 32
**Requisition ID**: REQ515138
**Applications Close: 22 September 2024**

**Where you’ll be working**

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has bed base of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hours drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.

The values of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District guide the behaviour and professional standards of our staff and underpin the ways in which we engage with our patients and consumers. Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

**What you'll be doing**

The primary purpose of this position is to assist the District Manager in carrying out and maintaining the operation of the Sterilisation Services Department by providing leadership and operational management to staff.

To support day to day workflow and challenges whilst providing direction to staff and effectively managing operational and workforce issues to ensure continuous effective service delivery.

To practice, adhere to and keep up to date with the standards of the Sterilisation Services Department and ISLHD whilst demonstrating a high standard of professional ethics aligning with the NSW Health Code of Conduct and CORE Values.

**What we can offer you**

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) provides you with an excellent career choice with many rewarding experiences. At ISLHD we are not just offering jobs, we are offering you the opportunity to excel in your chosen field and to experience a work life balance.

Work flexibility is very important at ISLHD and we provide our people with a range of benefits and conditions to assist with balancing the demands of work and personal life where possible. We offer:

- ADOs each month (for eligible full time employees)
- Study and development leave
- Access to in-house training, learning and educational opportunities
- Discounted parking
- Salary packaging options to reduce your tax and increase your take home pay (for eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - counselling for you and your family

**Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.**

**Talent Pool**

Applicants holding temporary visas with working rights may be considered for a temporary appointment up to the expiry date of their visa. However, this option is only available when no suitable applicant for a permanent appointment is identified.

A National Police Check (criminal history record check) is a requirement for all new appointments to NSW

Health and will be undertaken on preferred applicants, with the informed consent of the applicant.

This role is a **Category A **role. Preferred applicants will be reviewed for compliance and required to maintain compliance with the screening, assessment and vaccination requirements, relevant to your position, as outlined in NSW Health policy directive on Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases.

**Selection Criteria**:

- A completed Certificate III in Sterilisation Services and demonstrated sound knowledge of AS/NZS 4187 and Infection Prevention and Control principles, or equivalent experience.
- A completed Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or enrolled and willing to obtain, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated experience in a Sterilisation Services Department in an acute hospital setting.
- Demonstrated organisational and leadership skills with the ability to manage and lead teams effectively.
- Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills and experience in computer information systems
- Demonstrate problem solving, conflict management and negotiation skills to ensure service levels and standards are achieved and maintained
- Demonstrate experience in managing staff within a complex environment that includes workload, roster creations and allocations, HR, development and supervision.
- Demonstrate experience in development or implementation of policies and procedures.

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