Health and Security Assistant (12 Hrs Per Day Rotating Shift) - Perm FT
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Health and Security Assistant
Remuneration: $63,663.60 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ574408
Application Close Date: 01/06/2025
Interview Date Range: 04/06/2025 - 11/06/2025
Contact Details: Huss Hassan – 02 8738 3398 | Huss.Hassan@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Liverpool Hospital is seeking passionate Health and Security Assistants (HASA) to join our team.
We value the highest standards of customer service and professionalism. If you're committed to excellence and eager to make a positive impact, we want to hear from you!
Your Role & Key Responsibilities:
· Support our care delivery team, ensuring patient safety and comfort in various settings, including the Emergency Department and wards. Enjoy the flexibility of a 24/7 rotating roster.
· Enhance your skills and advance your career in a supportive environment.
· Assist the nursing team in delivering exceptional patient care and provide essential support within the ward, including patient transfers.
· Maintain a safe and secure environment.
NSW Health offers a range of additional perks. Here are some of the key perks:
· Salary Packaging: Employees can reduce their taxable income by packaging part of their salary towards benefits like superannuation, car leases, and more.
· Leave Entitlements: Includes four weeks of annual leave, paid sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, and maternity and parental leave.
· Superannuation: Superannuation is an additional benefit and is not included in the base rate for NSW Health employees.
· Shift penalties: Employees receive penalty rates for shifts starting between 6 PM and 6 AM. Penalty rates also apply for work done on weekends a higher penalty rates are given for working on public holidays.
What You'll be Doing
The Health and Security Assistant (HASA) role works as part of a team, in collaboration with other staff, to assist with managing patients and to provide a safe and secure environment for staff, patients and visitors. HASA are also required to assist clinical staff in the care and comfort of patients, and securing the assets of South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD).
Supporting the care delivery team is at the heart of the HASA role. You will provide support to the nursing team in Emergency Department in the delivery of patient care, under the guidance of nursing staff. You will also provide general assistance in the ward environment, cleaning, provide portering for patient transfers around the facility, and you will undertake security related duties as required by the nursing In-Charge and Security Manager. It is expected that HASA provide the highest possible standard of customer service and professionalism at all times.
Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the local government area of Liverpool City Council as well as district services to residents and visitors in the area. It also provides a range of state-wide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.
The Hospital provides a health service of international standing, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care.
Liverpool Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities and an increased capacity to meet future significant population growth for South Western Sydney.
Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the UNSW Sydney and the Western Sydney University and also welcome students from over 20 universities and colleges.
Located in the heart of Liverpool City, the hospital is close to public transport, shopping centres and eateries.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Must hold a current Class 1A Security License with the NSW Security Industry 1997 Class 1A, Current First Aid Certificate and must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
- Ability to complete a quality incident report. Please provide examples of the types of incidents you have completed an incident report for.
- Give examples of your experiences with conflict resolution like verbal de-escalation and an example requiring you to apply physical restraint.
- Willingness to work in a morgue environment, take directions from supervisors, and collaborate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team with willingness to work in a 7-day rotating roster that includes weekends, public and school holidays, including morning, afternoon and night shifts.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney 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.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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