Security Officer

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

 

About the role

 

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Security Officer role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Environmental Services team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

 

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Security Officer to join our growing team on a casual basis.

 

The Security Officer role is to provide a safe, responsive and customer-focused security and orderly services across the hospital. This role contributes directly to patient safety, staff support and the smooth functioning of clinical and non-clinical areas. Working as part of the Security team, the officer responds to emergencies, supports aggression-related incidents, assists with patient transport and maintains a visible security presence throughout the hospital.

 

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

 

The role of the Security Officer is to:

• Respond promptly to telephone and pager calls, security alarms and emergency situations across the hospital.
• Provide safe, respectful support during aggression-related incidents and assist mental health units required.
• Perform orderly duties including patient transport, assisting with movement and transfers, and transporting pathology specimens, bloods and equipment.
• Maintain a proactive security presence through regular patrols, maintaining security logs and monitoring high-risk areas throughout the hospital.
• Undertake operational tasks including mortuary transfers, linen management, trolley preparation and maintaining medical gas supplies.
• Accurately document incidents, participate in investigations and support the identification of hazards to strengthen organisational safety.

 

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

•  Certificate II in Security Operations (Unarmed Guard).
• Experience performing security patrol, orderly or courier functions, ideally in a high-activity environment.
• Excellent verbal communication skills with ability to calmly de-escalate and support clients in distress or agitation.
• Strong commitment to customer service, teamwork and work respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work under pressure, follow procedures, prioritise tasks and work with minimal supervision.

 

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

 

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Kellie Missen, Environmental Services and Security Manager via email: 🔒 Click to reveal email or via phone on (03) 5173 8096 for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

 

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

 

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

 

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

 

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: 🔒 Click to reveal email 

 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: ongoing

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

 

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.