Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification: Health and Security Assist

Remuneration: $34.72 per hour + super + salary packaging

Hours Per Week: 32 hours per week

Requisition ID: REQ701283

Applications Close: 30th October 2026

Provide health and security assitance to paitents and staff at the Gunnedah Hospital as a Health and Security Assistant.

What You'll Be Doing

Gunnedah Hospital are looking for Health and Security Assistant to join their wonderful team in the provision of high quality safe and effective care to staff, patients or consumers using a person-centred approach to the Gunnedah community and surrounds. In this role, you will:

- Assist with the provision of lifting / moving of patients, personal care and hygiene matters to ensure high level of quality patient care is provided.
- Perform cleaning duties as rostered in accordance with commercial cleaning practices, policy and procedure, including terminal cleans and removal of soiled linen to ensure infection control and quality standards are met. Maintain all cleaning equipment and stores, including checking and replacing ward oxygen cylinders to ensure adequate and safe equipment is available.
- Perform portering and patient care duties including transfer of patients and patient care, collection of pharmacy requirements, collection and delivery of cytotoxic waste to ensure a clean, healthy environment. and the provision of an efficient and effective service.
- Wear personal protective equipment (PPE)



and adhere to guidelines for cleaning chemicals to comply with WHS Legislation Contribute as an active member of the team and communicate effectively to enable the provision of a quality service patient care including patient flow Assist with the transfer of deceased person to the mortuary and assist staff in the viewing of deceased patients.
- Productive and effective cleaning of theatre, with using initiative to prioritise workload.

What We're Looking For You are comfortable with assisting in patient care, inner facility patient transfers, maintaining a high degree of cleanliness, dealing with security issues, including patient restraints to support the effective and efficient functioning of the health service. You'll bring:

- Ability to deescalate aggressive and / or difficult persons.
- Knowledge of cleaning procedures and agents and a willingness to perform cleaning tasks.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Qualifications Previous experience in wardsperson, cleaning, security or patient-care duties would be advantageous.

Additional Information

Category: This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Working Rights: We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

Talent Pool (elist): An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part-time vacancies.

Security License: Master Licence Number HNELHD 407686382

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For role related queries or questions contact Jodie Martin on [email protected]

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