Wardsperson – Illawarra Hospital Group Application Checklist: What to Prepare

Introduction

The Wardsperson – Illawarra Hospital Group at Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District supports the patient journey through hospital wards and departments. Moving patients is central to the work, and you will be part of a multidisciplinary team. This casual opportunity covers Coledale, Bulli, Wollongong and Shellharbour Hospitals, so it is worth thinking carefully about the locations you can work at and the practical demands of the position.

This guide explains how to apply for Wardsperson – Illawarra Hospital Group, including the resume, selection criteria responses and employment conditions to check before submitting. The written application needs to connect your experience with dependable patient support and teamwork. Clear examples help the recruitment panel assess how you work, especially when your previous experience comes from a different service environment.

Start by reading the official job advertisement and opening the online application early. Applications close on Sunday 13 September 2026. Give yourself time to read every selection criterion, prepare your answers and check the attachments before the deadline.

In this guide

• Role snapshot
• Application requirements
• Essential role requirements
• Candidate evidence to prepare
• Selection criteria response structure
• Before you submit
• Application support

Wardsperson – Illawarra Hospital Group role snapshot

An eligibility list or talent pool may also be created for casual, ongoing permanent or temporary full-time or part-time opportunities within 18 months of the advertisement closing. The advertised vacancy is casual. Check the appointment details and eligibility for benefits with the employer, particularly where a benefit applies only to full-time employees.

Application requirements for Wardsperson – Illawarra Hospital Group

For this role, you need to provide:

• A resume.
• Responses to the selection criteria within the online application.

Read the position description before preparing your answers, then use each criterion in the application form as the heading or prompt for your response. Check the form for the exact wording and any word or character limits. The public vacancy does not set a resume page limit or reproduce the selection criteria, so allow time to check these details before writing a full set of answers.

Your resume should make your relevant work history easy to follow, with accurate dates, job titles and examples of responsibilities that relate to patient support or service delivery. Use the selection criteria responses to explain specific situations, your own actions and the outcome. Complete every required response field, even where the same experience also appears in your resume.

A cover letter is not listed among the required documents. If the portal allows an optional attachment, a short one-page introductory cover letter can explain your interest and availability. Prioritise the required resume and selection criteria responses, and follow the application form if it gives different instructions.

Essential role requirements

Check that you can meet the following conditions before investing time in the application:

• Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.
• A Working With Children Check (WWCC).
• A fitness assessment, completed before being offered a position.

Keep these conditions separate from your examples of skills and experience. Follow the employer’s instructions about evidence, checks and assessment arrangements. The work centres on moving patients within a hospital, so use the position description and recruitment contact to clarify the physical demands, roster and location expectations relevant to your circumstances.

Candidate evidence for Wardsperson – Illawarra Hospital Group

Your selection criteria answers should address the skills and experience the employer asks you to demonstrate. The evidence areas below are practical preparation guidance drawn from the hospital setting and patient-movement duties. Match them to the actual criteria in your application, and choose examples that accurately describe your experience.

Evidence area to prepare	How to demonstrate it
Patient support and respectful communication	Describe how you helped a person understand what was happening, listened to their needs and treated them with dignity. Where you have patient-facing experience, explain how you kept the person informed during a task or transfer.
Working with a multidisciplinary team	Choose an example involving colleagues with different responsibilities. Explain how you confirmed instructions, shared relevant information and coordinated your part of the task so the next person could continue smoothly.
Safe, careful work during patient movement	Use a real example of following an established procedure, checking that a task could be completed safely and seeking help when needed. Include patient-handling experience only where you have it, and be clear about your training and responsibilities.
Reliability when service needs change	Explain how you handled an interruption or competing request, checked priorities with the appropriate colleague and kept people updated. Connect the result to timely, orderly service and completion of the agreed work.

If you are applying with experience outside a hospital, identify the closest genuine examples from your work. Customer service, support work or another team-based environment can provide useful evidence when it answers the criterion. Explain the connection clearly and be precise about what you would still need to learn in a hospital setting.

Example application structure for Wardsperson – Illawarra Hospital Group

This application requires a resume and individual selection criteria responses in the online form. Check the maximum word or character limit shown for each response before drafting. The table below shows a practical structure you can adapt to each criterion.

Part of each response	What to include
Answer the criterion directly	Begin with a clear statement of your relevant experience or skill. Address every part of the actual prompt and choose an example that fits it.
Situation and responsibility	Briefly explain where you were working, what needed to happen and what you were responsible for. Give enough context to understand the patient, customer or team need.
Your actions	Explain the steps you took, how you communicated and how you followed the relevant procedures. Make your own contribution clear when the work involved a team.
Result and relevance	Describe the outcome you can support with evidence, such as a completed task, timely handover or resolved service issue. Explain how that experience relates to the criterion and this wardsperson role.

For example, an answer about teamwork could describe coordinating a task with several colleagues while responding to a change in priority. Explain who you consulted, what you clarified and how you kept the work organised. Use your own experience throughout, remove identifying patient details and keep the result proportionate to what you personally did.

What the panel will want to see in your examples

• A clear account of your own contribution to a team task.
• Respectful communication with the person receiving the service.
• Careful attention to instructions and safe working procedures.
• Good judgement about when to clarify, seek assistance or escalate a concern.
• An observable result that shows the task was completed reliably.

Before you submit

• Confirm the vacancy is Wardsperson – Illawarra Hospital Group, reference REQ690806.
• Read the position description and every selection criterion in the application form.
• Check that your resume is current and the uploaded file opens correctly.
• Answer each criterion using its exact wording and stay within any stated limit.
• Check the Category A vaccination, WWCC and fitness assessment requirements.
• Review your availability and the hospital locations you can work at.
• Submit by Sunday 13 September 2026 and retain the application confirmation.

If the position description will not open or you need clarification about the application, contact Saja Al Saeedi at ISLHD-IHG-FacilitySupport@health.nsw.gov.au. You can also read ISLHD’s application guidance. Return to the official job advertisement to begin or continue your application.

Help with your Wardsperson – Illawarra Hospital Group application

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