Theatre Orderly

Theatre Orderly | St Stephen’s Hospital

• Employment Term: Casual Opportunities

• Location: St Stephen’s Hospital, Hervey Bay

• Remuneration: $32.37 – $34.81 phr + Casual Loading + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

Make a meaningful difference with St Stephen’s Hospital

At St Stephen’s Hospital, we are Australia’s first fully digital hospital, giving the Wide Bay community access to one of the country’s most advanced healthcare facilities. An innovative non-for-profit regional hospital, we offer access to the best specialists with minimal waiting for advanced treatment and remain focused on making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and surrounding community. We offer a comprehensive range of inpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services including Cardiac and Cancer Care, Urology, Bariatric, Gynaecology, Respiratory, Haematology, Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular, Endoscopy and Vascular and general surgery.

An integral part of our team, as a Theatre Orderly, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let’s make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in our St Stephens team

As part of our Theatre team, you will be responsible for assisting the nursing staff with the safe transfer, repositioning and mobilisation of patients and the setting up of the theatre equipment in preparation for procedures. In addition to this you will:

• Assist with the transport of patients to and from the ICU, ensuring patient safety during procedures and transfers and support with patient positioning, application of diathermy plate, suction etc.

• Handle and set up the hospital equipment in preparation for procedures and collect and dispose of all waste as per procedures contained in Waste Management.

• Follow hospital guidelines in relation to Infection Control

• Assist nursing team members with various patient procedures and ensure safe manual handling is utilised and the effective use of mechanical lifting aids.

What makes a difference for us?

• Previous experience required

• Flexibility to work across all shifts - mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends.

• Commitment to the provision of a patient/customer focused service.

• Proven ability to work as part of a team, with good communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with limited supervision.

• Physical capacity to perform all duties of the position and the ability to work in a manner which preserves patient confidentiality and dignity.

• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference 

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.  

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.