Provide waste services for Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) Waste Management, on a casual employment basis.

Job details Position status Casual

Position type Non Standard Hours

Occupational group Health - Health Service Support

Classification OO2

Workplace Location Brisbane - North

Job ad reference QLD/RBH408057

Closing date 25-Mar-2022

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Salary Other

Job duration Casual

Contact person Niel Verrall

Contact details (07) 3647 7069

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It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 ( and )

Metro North Health is the biggest and most diverse Hospital and Health Service in Queensland, delivering excellent care underpinned by our values of respect, integrity, high performance, teamwork and compassion.

Metro North Health provides the full range of public sector health services including rural, regional and tertiary teaching hospitals. Our service covers an area of 4157 square kilometres and extends from the Brisbane River to north of Kilcoy.

Metro North facilities include:

- Caboolture Hospital

- Woodford Correctional Centre

- Kilcoy Hospital

- Redcliffe Hospital

- The Prince Charles Hospital

- The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

- Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service

- Community and Oral Health

- Metro North Mental Health

Working within Metro North Health is an opportunity to contribute to providing outstanding health services to Queenslanders. We are committed to best practice and continuous quality improvement and encourages staff to take advantage of training and development opportunities.

Metro North Health promotes a healthy balance between your work and personal life, provides flexible work hours, paid parental leave and study leave options.

For further information please visit the Metro North Health website. This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro North Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role

• Conduct visual audits of bin contents to identify and report any incidents of contamination to Waste Coordinator.
• Respond to “on call” requests from around the site for services and be able to prioritise these requests accordingly.
• Have an interest and knowledge regarding the various recycling streams found in a health setting.
• Comply to the policy and procedures regarding handling of clinical and related waste.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner using DECT phones, emails, and in person with all departments throughout the site.

Job ad reference number: RBH408057 Close date: Friday, 25th March 2022

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Queensland Health employee you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here:

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

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

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