Ward Orderly

Family and Disability Services; Hervey Bay; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Professional development

Job summary

St Stephens Hospital is seeking a Ward Orderly in Hervey Bay, QLD for a casual capacity. You will assist nursing staff with safe patient transfers, repositioning and mobilisation, while ensuring safety during procedures and transfers in a busy hospital environment.

The role requires excellent communication, a professional presentation and the ability to work across a 24/7 roster, including mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an Orderly role required.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• A professional attitude with excellent personal presentation.
• Strong team-building skills, with a desire to work collaboratively with others.
• Flexibility to work across a 24/7 roster - mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends.
• Understanding of infection control guidelines, cleaning materials and equipment.
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospital infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the nursing staff with the safe transfer, repositioning and mobilisation of patients.
• You'll ensure patient safety during procedures and transfers.
• Manage the safe and accurate handling of hospital equipment.
• Demonstrate safe manual handling skills.
• Assist various team members with patient procedures, providing patients and their loved ones an exceptional customer experience.
• This position may also be required to assist in cleaning department and linen deliveries on occasion.

Skills

Orderly experience

Patient handling

Team player

Job description

Ward Orderly | St Stephens Hospital

Employment Term: Casual Opportunity Available

Location: St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay, QLD

Remuneration: $29.89 phr + Casual Loading + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with St Stephens Private Hospital

At St Stephen's Hospital, we are Australia's first fully digital hospital, giving the Wide Bay community access to one of the country's most advanced healthcare facilities. An innovative non-for-profit regional hospital, we offer access to the best specialists with minimal waiting for advanced treatment and remain focused on making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and surrounding community. We offer a comprehensive range of inpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services including Cardiac and Cancer Care, Urology, Bariatric, Gynaecology, Respiratory, Haematology, Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular, Endoscopy and Vascular and general surgery.

Your part in our St Stephens team

• assist with the nursing staff with the safe transfer, repositioning and mobilisation of patients.
• You'll ensure patient safety during procedures and transfers
• manage the safe and accurate handling of hospital equipment
• demonstrate safe manual handling skills
• assist various team members with patient procedures, providing patients and their loved ones an exceptional customer experience.
• This position may also be required to assist in cleaning department and linen deliveries on occasion.

What makes a difference for us?

• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Previous experience in an Orderly role required
• A professional attitude with excellent personal presentation
• Strong team-building skills, with a desire to work collaboratively with others
• Flexibility to work across a 24/7 roster - mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends
• Understanding of infection control guidelines, cleaning materials and equipment
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• A recognition and rewards platform , providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave , offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we're a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

• UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple - everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportu