What your day could look like
As an Operational Services Officer - Housekeeping, you'll play an important role in supporting patient care by maintaining a safe, clean, and well-functioning environment. From ensuring high hygiene standards to assisting with essential non-clinical support, you'll work as part of a collaborative team delivering care that truly matters.
Every day, you'll contribute by:
Delivering high-quality cleaning, hygiene and support services that help protect patient safety and wellbeing
Supporting patient movement, basic care tasks and equipment transport alongside clinical teams
Maintaining equipment, facilities and outdoor areas to ensure a safe and welcoming environment
Identifying and responding to risks or hazards to keep staff, patients and visitors safe
Let's talk about you!
You're someone who takes pride in doing meaningful work that supports others. You bring a strong sense of responsibility, a calm and respectful approach, and a willingness to step in wherever needed. Whether you're helping maintain a safe space or supporting patient comfort, you know your work matters and contributes to better health outcomes. You lead with compassion, act with integrity, respect the dignity of others, show courage under pressure and embrace opportunities to learn and improve.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role:
Experience working in cleaning, operational services or a healthcare environment
Ability to manage physical tasks safely, including manual handling
Strong teamwork skills and a proactive, reliable approach to work
Understanding of safety, hygiene and infection control practices
You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience in a hospital or aged care setting and/or exposure to shift work and on-call environments.
Most importantly, you're passionate about contributing to a safe, supportive environment where every person feels cared for and respected.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference - and the career possibilities are endless.
Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.
Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.
Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:
Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration
Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport
For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits
Your future is here. Where are you?
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.
Click 'Apply Now' to submit your application and upload the requested documents.
Find out more about us!
Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:
www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns
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