Help Keep Healthcare Running Every Day

Permanent and Casual Opportunity to Join Metro South Health as a General Services Assistant and help deliver safe, high-quality support services through patient transport, cleaning and food services. Play an essential role in creating a safe, welcoming environment for patients and staff.

Job details

Your new role:

As a General Services Assistant, you'll provide essential operational support that helps deliver high-quality patient care. From transporting patients and maintaining cleaning standards to supporting food services, you'll work as part of a dedicated team to ensure a safe, efficient and welcoming healthcare environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely throughout the facility and assist nursing staff with basic patient care.
• Maintain high standards of cleaning, hygiene and infection prevention across clinical areas.
• Deliver quality food services while meeting food safety and hygiene standards.
• Support a safe hospital environment through waste management, linen services and general operational duties.

About you:

You are reliable, physically capable and committed to providing excellent support services that contribute to positive patient experiences.

Skills & Experience

• Experience or knowledge of cleaning, food safety and infection control practices.
• Ability to safely perform patient handling, manual handling and transport duties.
• Strong communication skills with a commitment to respectful, confidential customer service.
• A team player who is adaptable, reliable and committed to workplace safety and quality.

Check out our quick tips and application essentials!

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Eight Mile Plains Satellite Health Centre, Maroo-goodji-ba:

The satellite health centre is also known as Maroo-goodji-ba, a name chosen by the community and local Traditional Owners and Elders means ‘peace, wellbeing and place of red earth' in the Yagarabul language.

The satellite health centre treats minor illnesses and injuries that aren't life-threatening and also have a range of specialist services, including kidney dialysis, cancer day therapy and mental, allied health and outpatient services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  MS07687907 Role Description (PDF)