Join Our Team as an Operational Services Officer (Wardsperson)!

Are you dedicated, reliable and ready to play a vital role in patient care? As our Wardsperson, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our hospital by providing essential support. Your work will help maintain cleanliness, facilitate mobility, and ensure the comfort of both patients and staff.

Bring your positive attitude and teamwork spirit to a role that truly makes a difference every day.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now!

Patient Centred Care

for our Central West communities

Job details

We care about people | We champion safety and quality | We act with integrity and accountability | We are a capable and confident workforce | We improve continuously

What's involved – Working as part of a multidisciplinary health facility, the Operational Services Officer will be required to perform a range of cleaning duties under indirect supervision as per specific duty guides. This role is pivotal in supporting the Supervisor in providing quality client care working as part of a team or autonomously depending on the task required. The successful candidate will be required to undertake all cleaning duties, including light and heavy tasks, in all areas of the Hospital and associated facilities to infection control standards, assist in the process of laundering and undertake waste disposal and management practices as required by the waste management guidelines.

 About Central West Hospital and Health Service - Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself.  Our far-reaching health services cover a region of almost 20.6 percent of Queensland, encompasses seven local government areas, and reaches 18 unique and lively communities.

Expansive in the true sense of the word, the region opens new horizons painted in red earth, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets.  It might feel miles away from urban life, but we are just a two-hour flight from Brisbane – well within reach of the city and South East Queensland's beautiful beaches.

As a Central West Health employee, your benefits include:

• generous employer superannuation contribution up to 12.75%;
• salary packaging to increase your take home pay;
• 17.5% annual leave loading;
• career development opportunities.

The locals will tell you a role with Central West Health is more than just a job, and a life in central west Queensland is as iconic as the region that defines it.  Be prepared to be embraced by warm, welcoming, and close-knit communities, and caring for and living among the people you work with to make a difference in their lives and yours, every day.

First impressions count - Slay the application process by:

• Submitting your CV with a statement “this is a true and correct representation of my work experience”, signed and dated by yourself.
• Provide a relevant and concise cover letter that address the ‘How you will be assessed' section of the attached role description.
• Complete the VPD paperwork and submit this as part of your application

For more insight into what Central West Health has to offer, check out our YouTube channel: Central West Hospital and Health Service.

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.

Applications should be submitted ONLINE. Include a completed vaccine preventable disease form and evidence of immunity and vaccinations and relevant qualifications with your application. For additional information regarding the responsibilities, mandatory qualifications and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

It is recommended that you download the Role Description for future reference. If you have difficulty viewing the role description, contact Central West Recruitment (07) 4650 4017. Microsoft Word or PDF files are supported. Files – max: 2MB each.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• RD_Operational_Services_Officer-(Wardsperson) (PDF, 261KB)
  Role Description
  
  2025.v1_QH Applicant Information Kit (PDF, 917KB)
  Application Kit
  
  2025.v1_Vaccine Preventable Disease and TB Forms (PDF, 434KB)
  Application Kit