Permanent Full Time and Part Time

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full-time & Part-time positions

**Position Classification**: Wardsperson

**Remuneration**: $54,062.22 - $54,465.56 per annum

**Hours Per Week**: Various

**Requisition ID**: REQ403347

**Applications Close**: Sunday 11 June

An exciting opportunity exists for a **Wardsperson** to join the team** **at **Wollongong Hospital**.

**What you'll be doing**

The Wardsperson works within a multidisciplinary team environment. It is a diverse role which focuses on the patient journey throughout the hospital with an emphasis on the movement of patients between the wards and departments.

**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.

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.

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases before employment can commence.

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

**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

**COVID-19 Vaccination Compliance**

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (3 doses for Category A roles, 2 doses for Category B roles) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available.

**Selection Criteria**:

- Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to Work Health and Safety issues in particular basic manual handling techniques involved in lifting and transferring patients.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally with members of the public and staff with a courteous and strong responsive customer focused service and an appreciation of confidentiality.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team setting and commitment to harmonious work relations.
- Demonstrated ability to read and understand essential documentation including safe work practices, manual handling and infection control procedures.
- Ability to prioritise in a demanding work environment.
- Demonstrated high degree of reliability and punctuality.
- Ability to work shift work, and successful experience in a team environment and the ability to work unsupervised with the capacity to work under supervision and/or independently.
- Must be able to fulfil the physical requirement