Hospital Support Services jobs

Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Royal Darwin, Palmerston Hospital Non-Clinical

Operations
Job title Hospital Services Assistant Designation Physical 2
Job type Full Time Duration Ongoing
Salary $63,931 - $66,697 Location Darwin, Palmerston
Position number 50196 RTF 357022 Closing 18/10/2026
Contact Officer Karen Pain on 08 8922 8232 or karen.pain@nt.gov.au
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=357022

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the
OCPE website.

Primary objective
Provide high-quality support services to hospitals and health services to maintain safe and appropriate patient and client services.
Context statement
A variety of roles, locations and durations may become available. Offers will be made to suitable applicants on a need based and skill mix
assessment, and assignments may be varied at any time to respond to emerging needs. Suitable applicants will form part of a recruitment
pool register. Applicants are required to indicate location preference in their application.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide high-quality efficient support services and specific associated duties under the direction of the manager, supervisor or

experienced staff of to the area assigned to.
2. Observe all procedures relating to safety and maintain standards applicable to the work area, which may include hygiene, infection

control standards, environmental cleaning procedures, linen handing and other relevant work practices.
3. Contribute to achieve an efficient patient care service in accordance with hospital policy and Australian health standards.
4. Work effectively as a team member and act in a courteous, professional manner, showing respect for staff, patients and visitors.
5. Participate in a flexible roster that may include various locations and assignments, weekends and public holidays.
6. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in

order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Working knowledge relevant to maintaining effective support service standards that comply with the applicable hygiene, infection

control and Australian standards required in a hospital environment.
2. Ability to safely operate relevant equipment and working knowledge of commercial cleaning, laundry or kitchen methods and safe

practices.
3. Physical ability and skill to perform manual tasks that may include repetitive lifting in accordance with work, health and safety and

manual handling procedures.
4. Ability to work reliably and flexibly as part of a diverse team, follow directions and use time management skills to prioritise work and

execute tasks.
5. Good communication skills including oral, reading, writing and comprehension, appropriate for work environment.
6. Willingness and ability to work to a 24/7 roster across a variety of campuses and services and be amenable to assignment changes.
7. Experience either:

• in a large industrial kitchen and service comparable to distribution of meals to patients; or
• in hospital or commercial cleaning following infection control guidelines; or
• in an industrial or commercial laundry.

8. Hold a current Northern Territory NT Driver Licence ‘MR’ class with extensive driving experience of MR vehicles.

Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and
criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For
immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or
body substances), check with contact person for requirements.