Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:BI Patient Service Assistant
Remuneration:$69,763.79 + superannuation
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ
Location:Broken Hill NSW

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West

What you'll be doing

- Ensure areas are cleaned as per Infection Control policies and procedures, to stop the risk of infection to staff, patients and visitors.
- General cleaning duties include toilets, hand basins, bed screens, curtains, doors and door frames, sweeping, mopping, dusting, removal of clinical waste, restock linen and toiletries.
- Assist Nursing staff with repositioning and lifting of patients and transportation patients to various departments and locations as directed and attend to requests for pathology x-ray and prescriptions.
- Service and distribution of patient meals, water jugs and menus including the setting up of the meal trays for the patients and ensure patients receive their morning, afternoon teas and supper.

What is on offer

- 5 weeks annual leave
- Monthly ADO
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!), enjoy up to $9k for living expenses, $2.6k for meals and entertainment
- Novated Leasing
- Fitness Passport and EAP to maintain your health and wellbeing
- Professional development with support through advanced education & training to help you develop your career
- A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About the Far West LHD

TheFar West Local Health Districtis one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health,



providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW.FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your current community faster. Learn more at

Applications Close: 17 November 2026

Stepping Up

The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:

Empower, listen and act together

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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📌 Patient Service Assistant (Broken Hill)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Broken Hill