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

The role of the Personal Care Worker is to:

- 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.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

- 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).

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

- 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.

Applications Close: 12 May 2026

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 adaptable 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: [email protected]

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.

Applications close Wednesday 20 January 2027 at 11.59pm

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📌 Personal Care Worker (Wyuna)
🏢 State Government Of Victoria, Australia
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