Health and Security Assistant

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**: Health and Security Assistant
**Location**: Lithgow Hospital
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ592273

**Applications Close**: 07/08/2025
- With _**_CORE_**_ Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment,_
- working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed_
- and develop in your chosen career role._

**About Us**
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Located in South Bowenfels, the Lithgow Campus is considered as a comprehensive community health centre supporting approximately 20,000 people living in the town and surrounding areas. The services available in Lithgow hospital include Domiciliary care unit, Emergency department, Geriatric assessment unit, Obstetric services, Paediatric service, Drug and Alcohol unit.

Looking for a role where every shift makes a real impact? Lithgow Hospital is seeking a reliable and caring team member to help keep our environment clean, safe, and welcoming for patients, visitors, and staff. In this dynamic position, you'll play a vital role in emergency security response, helping to maintain a safe and secure hospital environment. In addition to this, you'll help deliver high quality cleaning services, while also providing hands-on support to nursing and medical staff with direct patient care, including lifting, showering, and personal assistance. You'll be responsible for transporting patients and essential items throughout the hospital, ensuring smooth and compassionate service at every step.

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**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
- NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here **Child Safe Standards**.

**What you will bring to the role**
- Demonstrated knowledge of hygiene, infection prevention and control and environmental cleaning standards. Experience in health care setting or similar is desirable, however not essential.
- Demonstrated experience in effectively and safely managing confrontation and aggression.
- Hold current NSW Security licence (Class 1A minimum), Senior First Aid Certificate, Class C Drivers’ Licence or eligible for NSW Drivers Licence. Experience in the security industry as a Security Officer is desirable.
- Ability to interpret and follow Material Safety Data sheets (MSD's), Safe Work Practices sheets (SWP's) and written instructions
- Demonstrated effective communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a patients and members of the public and within a multidisciplinary team.
- Availability and capacity to participate in a 24 hour/ seven-day rotating roster which includes working all shifts, all days of the week including public holidays
- Sound understanding of and commitment to best practice customer service

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