Relief Officer - Environmental Services

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Logan Hospital within the Queensland Health system seeks a Relie f Officer to support Environmental Services in maintaining a clean and safe patient environment. The role covers cleaning, waste management, and patient transport across designated hospital areas, with emphasis on infection control and workplace safety.

You will assist clinical teams with patient movement, ensure proper handling of linen and waste, and help with equipment maintenance and cleaning audits.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare cleaning standards and infection control.
• Ability to safely assist with patient movement and transport.
• Strong communication and teamwork in busy hospital settings.

Responsibilities

• Perform general and specialised cleaning in hospital areas.
• Collect, transport and manage hospital waste and linen per infection control.
• Assist clinical staff with patient care activities and transport throughout the hospital.
• Maintain cleaning equipment and supplies and complete audits.

Skills

Cleaning techniques

Infection control practices

Communication skills

Patient transport assistance

Job description

Your new role:As a Relief Officer within Environmental Services, you will play an important role in maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming hospital environment while supporting clinical teams in delivering quality patient care. Working across designated hospital areas, you will undertake cleaning, waste management and patient transport duties, ensuring infection control standards and workplace safety requirements are consistently maintained.In this role, you will:Perform general and specialised cleaning duties, including infectious and discharge room cleaning, floor maintenance and replenishing consumables.Collect, transport and correctly manage hospital waste and linen in accordance with infection control requirements.Assist clinical staff with patient care activities, patient movement and transportation throughout the hospital.Maintain cleaning equipment and supplies, complete cleaning audits and provide support during medical emergencies and mortuary procedures.About you:You are a reliable, flexible and hardworking individual who takes pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and supporting patient care. You demonstrate a strong commitment to workplace safety, infection prevention and respectful communication, with the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team in a busy hospital environment.To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:Knowledge of cleaning techniques, infection control practices and healthcare cleaning standards.Ability to safely handle and transport patients, waste and linen using appropriate equipment and manual handling techniques.Effective communication and interpersonal skills when interacting with patients, visitors and staff, while maintaining confidentiality.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!What we can offer you:We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your roleYou'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.About us:Logan Hospital:Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are better together.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.