Team Leader (Food Services)
Mackay Hospital and Health Service
Posted 7 days ago
Role details
The Food and Linen Services at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Team Leader (Food Services) to join their team on a temporary basis.
For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Your opportunity
- To assist in the provision of a high-quality nutrition and food service to Mackay Base Hospital consumers.
- To assist in the provision of a high-quality laundering and linen service to the Mackay Base Hospital consumers and external contracted clients.
- To provide operational leadership to both the Food and Linen Services staff and participate, co-ordinate and supervise in the provision of a high standard of service by ensuring all established policies, practice guidelines and standards are maintained.
About the Team
The Mackay Base Hospital provides a comprehensive healthcare environment that has been designed with a patient friendly approach to layout and location of services. Food Services plays an important role in the provision of a 7-day week service supporting the delivery of quality and cost-effective health service through the provision of nutritional meals to patients.
Food is prepared using a Cook Fresh service model under strict Food Safety Standards (FSANZ) and the Queensland Health Nutrition Standards for Meals and Menus. Food Services currently produces and provides over 18 000 meals and over 6 000 sandwiches per month, while additional services are provided to patients through means of three daily mid-meals.
Linen Services launders approximately 100 tonnes of linen monthly. Linen is processed and laundered under strict Australian/New Zealand Standards for Laundry Practice with both a manual and mechanised component to the daily work environment. Various services are provided to support other healthcare facilities within the Mackay region.
About our Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.
Some of our great benefits on offer
- Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
- Flexible working arrangements
- A diverse work culture
- Career development
- Professional development opportunities
- Education opportunities, Study and Research
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Fitness Passport
About Mackay Hospital and Health Service
Queensland Health is the state's largest healthcare provider. We are committed to ensuring all Queenslanders have access to a range of public healthcare services aimed at achieving good health and well-being.
Through a network of 16 Hospital and Health Services, as well as the Mater Hospitals, Queensland Health delivers a range of integrated services including hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, community and mental health services, aged care services and public health and health promotion programs.
What do we do?
Every day in Queensland Health:
• $29.980 million is spent on public health services
• 603 women are screened for breast cancer
• 1,309 people receive residential care in 20 aged care facilities
• 120 babies are born in acute public hospitals
• 760 callers are given clinical advice by qualified nurses through 13HEALTH
• 70 health services provide clinical consultations using state-wide videoconference technology.
• 6400 patient meals are served every day in Brisbane’s public hospitals alone.
• And much more!
In addition, $7 billion is being spent to build and expand our hospitals and health services for communities across the State, creating 40,000 construction jobs.
For a full list of our services, please visit http://www.health.qld.gov.au/about_qhealth/default.asp
Queensland Health also works with the Australian Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA) to deliver quality health services to Queenslanders. DOHA's responsibilities cover general practitioners, Medicare, immunisation, aged care, implementation of the National Health and Hospitals Network, private health insurance, pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS), mental health, after hours GP helpline, and a range of other initiatives. More information on what DOHA does can be found here: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-overview.htm
To provide better patient outcomes, Queensland Health links with a number of organisations, community groups, and General Practitioners. Queensland Health is committed to providing a range of services aimed at achieving good health and well-being for all Queenslanders. The Health Services Information Agency’s (HSIA) role is focused on delivering and sustaining critical information services and innovative technology solutions to support delivery of healthcare services for Queenslanders. The Agency is currently transitioning to become a commercialised business unit within the Department of Health. The core behaviours of our team are based on collaboration, innovation and customer focus. Queensland Health’s Health Services Information Agency is one of the largest Information Communication Technology (ICT) operations in the state. In particular, we deliver: - Reliable access to Queensland Health's major information systems through a wide variety of desktop computers, laptops, personal computing devices and telephones. - Leadership and guidance in identifying and resolving the information and technology implications of changes in healthcare. - Innovation and ICT solutions and programs such as eHealth. - Leadership in the development and implementation of information management and ICT strategies, policies and standards. - Facilitation of governance to ensure the greatest health care value is obtained from investments that leverage information and ICT.
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