Job Description: Role title: Wardsperson - Casual (Year 1-2) Shift details: Casual with shifts being across a rotating roster Department and location: Ward Support Department, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney Salary: $***** to $***** per hour + Casual Loading + Super + Salary Packaging Welcome to St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent's Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat.
As Sydney's premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community.
Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.
Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.
Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.
About the role
Safely transport patients, equipment, and furniture across hospital wards as directed by the Transport Office or Wardsperson Supervisor
Assist patients with movement, positioning, and access to meals under the guidance of nursing staff
Collect and deliver specimens, blood products, and medications as required
Support infection prevention practices and maintain a clean, safe environment
Provide respectful assistance with patient transfers, including the transport of deceased patients, in accordance with hospital procedures
About you




Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with basic computer literacy
Awareness of work health and safety and infection prevention principles
Initiative, self-reliance, and flexibility in a dynamic clinical environment
CPR accreditation or willingness to obtain
What we can offer you
Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care
Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations
Coming from NSW Health?
Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position.




For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
Reconciliation Action Plan
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work setting that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.
As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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St Vincent's Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in ****.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent's is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD.
Our founder, Mary Aikenhead's vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do.
From modest beginnings, St Vincent's Health Australia is today the nation's largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities.
The St Vincent's family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.
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📌 Wardsperson - Casual (New South Wales)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 New South Wales