Personal Care Worker

Latrobe Regional Health; Shire of East Gippsland; On-site; AUD 36,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meals/Entertainment benefit

Professional development

Social club activities

Staff Wellbeing Centre

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Latrobe Regional Health is seeking a Casual Personal Care Worker to join the Inpatient team in Gippsland. You will support ward staff and patients across peak periods, helping with hygiene, monitoring and daily ward care while upholding LRH’s safety and dignity standards.

The role emphasizes patient-centred care, teamwork with multidisciplinary staff, and flexible shift patterns to meet demand. LRH offers supportive development and a values-driven workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Certificate III qualification in Aged Care, Home & Community Care or Disability.
• Excellent communication skills, flexibility to work across different areas, and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, adhere to procedures and complete tasks within timeframes.
• Physical capability for cleaning, bed making, pushing trolleys and wheelchairs, and handling patient linen.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal hygiene, dignity and comfort needs in accordance with care plans and ward routines.
• Provide constant patient observation when required, supporting safety for cognitively impaired or at-risk patients.
• Support meal times by assisting with patient set-up and observation, ensuring safety and comfort.
• Maintain ward environments by cleaning patients’ spaces, making beds, replenishing consumables and restocking trolleys.
• Transport patients safely within the hospital and maintain MyCare communication boards.
• Deliver high-quality, customer‑focused service by adhering to LRH policies and privacy standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Prioritisation

Minimal supervision

Education

Certificate III in Aged Care/Home & Community Care/Disability

Job description

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Personal Care Worker role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Inpatient team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Personal Care Worker to join our growing team on a casual basis. The Personal Care Worker supports ward staff and patients during peak periods by assisting with a range of direct patient care and ward support activities. The role contributes to the delivering of safe, high-quality, patient-centred care by supporting personal hygiene needs, assisting with patient monitoring, maintaining clean and well-stocked environments, and facilitating internal patient movement within the hospital. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the Personal Care Worker plays an important role in maintaining patient safety, comfort and dignity while upholding LRH’s values and service standards. Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal hygiene, dignity and comfort needs in accordance with care plans and ward routines.
• Provide constant patient observation when required, supporting the safety of cognitively impaired or at-risk patients through communication and redirection.
• Support meal times by assisting with patient set-up and observation, ensuring safety and comfort.
• Maintain ward environments by cleaning patients’ spaces, making beds, replenishing consumables and restocking trolleys or cubicles.
• Transport patients’ safety within the hospital setting and assist with maintaining accurate MyCare communication boards.
• Deliver a high-quality, customer focused service by adhering to LRH policies, procedures, cleaning standards, privacy and confidentiality requirements.

Ideal candidates

• A minimum Certificate III qualification in Aged Care, Home & Community Care or Disability.
• Excellent communication skills, flexibility to work across different areas based on demand, and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, adhere to procedures and standards, and complete tasks within designated timeframes.
• Physical capability to perform duties such as cleaning, bed making, pushing trolleys and wheelchairs, and handling patient linen (previous healthcare experience desirable).

Benefits

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Jenna Hooper, Clinical & Operations Workforce Unit Manager email on [emailprotected] for a confidential discussion.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer. LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre. Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: [emailprotected]

Before commencement, the successful applicant will Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.