The Team:
New Norfolk District Hospital (NNDH) is a 14‑bed regional facility providing sub‑acute care, radiology, physiotherapy, podiatry, community nursing, mental health, child health services, and access to visiting consultants, serving both locally admitted patients and those transferred from the Royal Hobart Hospital through a regional–tertiary partnership model. As part of Hospitals South within the Tasmanian Department of Health, the multidisciplinary team—including nurses, allied health professionals, community health staff, and visiting specialists—works collaboratively to deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based, patient‑centred care to the Derwent Valley community.
The Role:
The role is responsible for maintaining a clean, hygienic, and safe environment within the facility by performing routine and specialised cleaning in accordance with established cleaning and Infection Control policies and procedures. This includes cleaning and sanitising food preparation equipment, kitchen areas including equipment, utensils, floors and walls. The position contributes to continuous quality improvement, ensures the front entrance and pathways are swept daily, removes rubbish from all areas and transfers it to designated collection points, and undertakes additional cleaning duties such as terminal cleans when required. The role also adheres to the Food Safety Plan by completing and signing the required documentation to support compliance with daily food safety and hygiene procedures.
You will need:
- Ability to safely and efficiently use and control various items of industrial cleaning equipment including a working knowledge, or the ability to acquire such knowledge, in the use of cleaning chemicals.
- An awareness of, or the ability to acquire an awareness of, universal precautions and cleaning policies, protocols and procedures relating to cytotoxic and sterile areas and infection control.
- Demonstrated willingness to participate in quality improvement programs and training activities.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment:
Fixed term, casual, position working as and when required, commencing as soon as possible for approximately 12 months.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.
Salary: $57,130 to $62,486 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
Plus 25% Casual Loading - Equivalent of $36.38 to $39.37 per hour
- Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022.
Benefits available to eligible candidates
- Professional development and accelerated pathways.
- Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Eligibility:
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
Application Guide:
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1–2-page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Nancy Arnold
Position: Director of Nursing
Phone number: 03 6166 1304
Email address: nancy.arnold@ths.tas.gov.au
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