Assistant In Nursing

Posted:
8/20/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
New South Wales, Australia

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

Job Description:

Position Title: Assistant In Nursing - Acute Aged Care 9 North
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time - 7 day rotating roster
Hours per week: 38 hours week
Position Grade: Assistant In Nursing Year 1-4
Salary: $50,336.67 - $55,225.80 per annum + Super
Enterprise Agreement: Named NSW (non-declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Nurses Agreement 2017
Department Name: 9 North - Darlinghurst Campus

About us:

St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate. Come and work for one of the largest inner-city hospitals in Sydney.  Servicing a wide variety of patients from across the CBD and Eastern Suburbs; including providing care to trauma, medical, surgical, and mental health & drug and alcohol adult patients. 

Based in Darlinghurst surrounded not only by our community we have great public transport links, food from all around the world and a village like community spirit in the heart of the city.

Benefits of working at St Vincent's:

  • Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff Opportunity to access a large range of clinical and non-clinical education programs

  • Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields

  • Careers development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network.

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Work/Life balance

About you:

Are you an Assistant in Nursing with excellent acute nursing skills and experience in an acute hospital setting.  We're a team that's all about support and building on your strengths and if you feel the same, we are the team for you. You will be adept at providing support to the nursing team and delivering nursing care. If you have recently completed your first year as an AIN or you have over 4 years under your belt we’d love to hear more about you.

You'll have a Nurse Manager, Care Coordinator, Clinical Nurse Educators, and a group of nurses and Allied Health professionals backing you up. All our teams are also fully dedicated to collaborating with you. If you are looking for a change and to make a change, come and join the team in leading patient centred excellence within an acute setting.

Position Summary:

Come join our fantastic team of multidisciplinary team on the acute aged care team! Located in the heart of Sydney's CBD, our 34-bed ward with a strong focus in dementia, delirium and behaviour management with a Zero Harm focus.

With advanced nursing practices and plenty of room for growth, we are dedicated to helping you shape your career in the way you desire. We offer internal educational pathways. Our progressive and innovative team offers development opportunities for our staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high-quality patient centred care.

Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.

Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2024_015) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

Application Instructions:

ALL Applications must be accompanied by a document addressing the below selection criteria by bullet point to be considered for this highly competitive role.


Selection Criteria

  • Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia

  • HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Descriptor: Assisting in Nursing Work in Acute Care)

  • Proven ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

  • Passionate commitment to ongoing professional development

  • Effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

  • Ability to work independently, under delegation and the ability to collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Closing Date 17th September 2024

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

Contact Details:

NUM, Victoria Simpson, 0414 236 712, [email protected]

Alternate Contact:

Closing Date:

16 September 2024 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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