Environmental Services Assistant

Are you an enthusiastic team player seeking a career in healthcare? Hunter Valley Private Hospital is looking to employ Support Services Assistants to join our supportive team. You will take pride in your work, have a friendly and positive work attitude and an interest to achieve high standards of cleanliness and customer satisfaction.

• Continuous professional development, education & support provided
• Deliver outstanding patient care within a dedicated team
• Inclusive, values-led workplace

About the role:

The Hunter Private hospital is seeking to employ enthusiastic and experienced Support Services Assistants to join our team on a part-time basis, 24 hours per week.


About us:

Hunter Valley Private Hospital is located on the fringe of Newcastle, close to beaches and the Hunter Valley and is close to the Pacific Motorway, vineyards and university. The hospital is an 83-bed facility which offers a variety of surgical, medical and rehabilitation services.

Employment at Hunter Valley Private allows you to embrace a quality lifestyle. As the longest established private hospital in the region, HVPH enjoys seeing exceptionally high patient satisfaction scores and prides itself on being a referrer of choice due to the exceptional care patients receive.

Enjoy an easy journey to work with free parking or easily accessible public transport in a relatively quiet location.

Hunter Valley Private cultivates an inclusive team culture, prioritising both patient and staff safety in the provision of excellent care, having received perfect ratings in its last 2 ACHS accreditation surveys.

We provide flexibility in rostering and strive to help staff maintain a positive work life balance. Workplace safety is extremely important at HVPH, with all staff engaged in safety and wellbeing programs across the site, including Fitness Passport.


Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver excellent customer service to staff, clients and patients
• Deliver, serve and collect all patient food requirements and meal trays
• Assist in daily food preparation and basic meal assembly
• Clean and maintain utensils and kitchen equipment in accordance with hospital & industry food safety and hygiene standards
• Provide high standards of cleaning services
• Operate in line with infection control standards and WHS policy & procedures

Essential Criteria:

• Experience in Hospital/Hotel cleaning
• Time management skills
• Good communication and customer service skills
• Attention to detail
• Works well independently and within a team
• Current Food Processing Certificate Level 1 (working towards or willing to attain)
• Prior experience in Healthcare Food Services
• Passion for delivering exceptional customer service
• Demonstrated ability to work without supervision as well as a part of a team
• Excellent time management skills
• Flexible to work a variety of shifts - early/late shifts & weekend work

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
• Discounted health insurance
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: 15th September 2026

To apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to David Conway - Support Services Manager, 02 •••• •707

Please include a cover letter and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.

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