Assistant in Nursing, Repat Neuro-behavioural Unit

**Job no**: 918900
**Work type**: Part time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Southern
**Categories**: Medical, Mental Health, Nursing/Midwifery, Public Health
- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Repat Health Precinct - Repat Neuro-Behavioural Unit
- Salary $59,094 - $60,844 p.a. (Pro Rata) AIN | Part-time, varying hours per week.

**Join The Repat Neuro-Behavioural Unit**

Assist in the provision of high-quality Mental Health Nursing services within South Australia.

**About the role**:
The RNBU will provide high quality, compassionate, relationship-centred care to consumers living with dementia who experience associated behavioural and psychological symptoms at very severe to extreme levels. These consumers will have specialised needs that make them initially not able to be supported in mainstream aged care environments, with a goal of the unit being successful transfer to a less specialised long-term setting. The care model places the person at the centre of individualised care including strong engagement with carers and loved ones both upon entry into the Unit and throughout the consumer journey.

Duties for the role will include:

- Providing compassionate relationship centred nursing care to consumers that involves carers and building knowledge of the consumer and carer as individuals and as a network of relationships which provide human connection.
- Participating in caring conversations and complete care tasks within their scope of practice which are underpinned by courage, connecting emotionally, being curious, collaborating, considering perspectives, compromising and celebrating aspects about individuals and practices that we value.
- Assisting nurses in routine tasks with patients associated with the activities of daily living
- Ensuring supervision of patients in activity areas throughout the course of the shift

This role is required to work Early/Late shifts over a 7-day rotating roster

**About you**:

- Hold a Certificate lll or IV in one of the following health related disciplines:

- Basic Health Care
- Aged Care
- Health Services Assistance: (Qualifications to include elective units recommended for AIN Acute care);
- Or such other nationally recognised courses approved within the healthcare setting by full agreement of DHA and the ANMF
- Experience with caring for patients with dementia
- Demonstrated commitment to high quality, compassionate, relationship-centred care to consumers living with dementia who experience associated behavioural and psychological symptoms at very severe to extreme levels.

To learn more about the Repat Neuro-Behavioural Unit here

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

**Application Closing Date**:**11.55 pm Sunday 26 October 2025

**Attachments**:

- AIN Assistant in Nursing RNBU- Role Description
- Australian applicant guidelines
- International applicant guidelines

**Applicant Information**:

- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref**:918900**

**Advertised**: 13 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 26 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time