Australian GovernmentStudy Australia

Hospital orderlies

Hospital Orderlies assist with the provision of care to patients in a hospital by ensuring wards are neat and tidy, lifting and turning patients and transporting them in wheelchairs or on movable beds, and providing direct care and support.

What the job involves

  • Assists patients with their personal care needs such as showering, dressing and eating

  • Assists patients with their mobility and communication needs

  • Moves patients around the facility by pushing them in wheelchairs or in mobile beds

  • Moves equipment around the facility

  • Performs generally manual support tasks at the direction of medical staff