Health and Security Assistant- Emergency Department- Permanent Full/Part time- The Sutherland Hospital
Position Classification: Health and Security Assistant
Remuneration: $32.11 per hour plus Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ548105
Applications Close: 9 February 2025
An exciting opportunity to join South Eastern Sydney Local Health District!
The Sutherland Hospital is now recruiting to an Emergency Department Health and Security Assistant
Where you'll be working:
Sutherland Hospital ED is a level 5 teaching hospital located in the suburb of Caringbah, 30 minutes from the Sydney CBD in the Sutherland Shire. The Emergency Department, where you will be based, sees approximately 65,000 patients per year, with a wide variety of clinical presentations.
For more information we encourage you to contact Shelley Armour on Shelley.Armour@health.nsw.gov.au
Your new role:
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
The role is integral in the safety and security of staff, patients and visitors who attend the Emergency Department. As well provide support for patients, cleaning and restocking areas of the department as required. You will work closely with the nursing and medical staff who work in the unit, as well as the campus Security staff.
1. Current 1A Security Licence (Security Industry Act 1997) and Senior First Aid Certificate.
2. Understanding of and ability to work in an acute health care setting.
3. Demonstrated proven ability to function as part of a multidisciplinary team.
4. Ability to perform duties or tasks with minimal supervision.
5. Excellent interpersonal skills.
6. Commitment to assisting in patient care.
7. Understanding of confidentiality with medical information.
8. Knowledge of access control, intruder alarm systems and /or duress alarm systems.
The Benefits:
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- Salary packaging options - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-TSH-Garrawarra@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing. Please note we are not offering sponsorship for work rights for this position.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases (including Covid-19) for all positions prior to offer.
- At South Eastern 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.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply.
- We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
