Linen Porter - Casual

 

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

 

About the Role:

An opportunity has become available within The Royal Children’s Hospital for a casual Linen Porter within the Support Services Department. Shifts: Day & Afternoon Shift across Weekdays and Weekends.

As a Linen Porter, you will play a crucial role in providing the safe, timely and hygienic supply of linen across the RCH in both clinical and non-clinical areas of the hospital.  Reporting to Support Services Department, you will ensure that your practices adhere to Infection Control guidelines and the AS/NZS Laundry Practice Standards for Victorian Health Facilities.

Your well-developed written and verbal communication skills combined with your interpersonal skills will provide you with the ability to work within a team environment in varying locations throughout the hospital. Your customer focus attention to detail will enable you to provide a high-level service to patients, families and colleagues. 

 

Internally, this position will be known and/or referred to as: Linen Porter - Casual.

 

Classification for this position is in accordance with Award 04 - Health and Allied Services. Depending on experience, the successful candidate will be appointed from IN21 (Laundryhand, Grade 1) to IN22 (Laundryhand, Grade 2) , FTE base salary $53,284.4 to $55,648.32 per annum, plus superannuation).

 

What you’ll achieve:

• Commitment to service excellence
• High attention to detail

 

Your skills and experience:

• Knowledge of infection controls principles and procedures
• Well-developed communication skills (verbal and written)
• Proven interpersonal skills
• Previous experience in a hospital setting desirable
• Previous experience in a portering or logistics role desirable
• Ability to adapt to a multifunctional and diverse environment
• Willingness to undertake required training
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to resolve conflict in a professionally
• Capability to build and maintain good working relationships with a diverse team
• Physically fit for manual work

 

If this sounds like you, or if you require more information, please click here to view the position description.

 

About the Department:

Support Services began life back in 2007 growing out of the old Environmental Services Department to become one of the largest single departments in the hospital with over 220 staff.

 

What we offer:

• Salary packaging option with our partner, SmartSalary – Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum (and other additional salary-enhancing options!)
• Workplace culture of continuous improvement, growth, support and training