The Team:
The team at King Island Hospital and Health Centre (KIHHC) is dedicated to delivering exceptional care to residents, patients, and community members who rely on the facility. KIHHC offers 14 residential aged care beds at Netherby Home, along with 5 sub-acute beds and 2 emergency first response unit beds. The role of the MSD is essential, as they play a key part in supporting and servicing all these areas, ensuring a comprehensive and far-reaching impact on service provision.
Located in the Bass Strait between Victoria and northwest coast of Tasmania, King Island is well-known for world class cheese, fresh seafood, clean air, and incredible surfing and golf. King Island provides a picturesque backdrop for work and leisure, offering a close connection to the land and sea. It's a place where work-life balance can be easily achieved amidst stunning landscapes and a supportive community environment, with the island's small population fostering a tight-knit community atmosphere, where locals welcome newcomers with warmth and hospitality. In your downtime, you can choose your own adventure with one of our numerous opportunities to explore coastal walks, reserves, and historic sites, or you can simply relax and enjoy the tranquillity.
If you need any more convincing about our beautiful part of the world, and want to find out more about what it means to be part of our community, please visit: Live on King Island
The Role:
The King Island Hospital and Health Centre are seeking motivated Multi-Skilled Domestics to join their team.
The Multi-skilled Domestic provides:
* Environmental Cleaning: The MSD is responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the hospital, including the clinical areas, patient rooms, and accommodation spaces.
* Catering Support: The MSD plays a crucial role in the preparation and delivery of high-quality meals, ensuring that each meal is tailored to meet the individual dietary and nutritional requirements of every patient.
* Managing linen supplies: The MSD ensures that all patient and hospital linens, including bed sheets, towels, and personal clothing, are regularly laundered, properly sorted, and distributed.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Why Tasmania:
The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.
Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.
Details of appointment:
Permanent, part time, shift worker (fully rotational) position, working 48 hours per fortnight, from 1 July 2025.
*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
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 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
- Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022
Salary Packaging:
You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Allowances:
- District Allowances of up to $4,618 per annum for a family
Benefits available to eligible candidates:
- Professional development and accelerated pathways.
- A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
- Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 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.
*applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Alanna Cowley
Position: Director of Nursing - King Island
Phone number: (03) 6462 9900
Email address: alanna.cowley@ths.tas.gov.au
What it is like working at the Department of Health?
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in Department of Health. Listen to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania!
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Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.