Assistant in Nursing

Play a crucial role in providing high-quality care to our aging population._

$51,844.63 - $56,885.08 per annum + 11.5% super & salary packaging **|** Temporary Full-Time and Part-Time** |** Shellharbour Hospital (SHH) and Transitional Aged Care Figtree Private Hospital** |**REQ571848 **| Grade**: Assistant in Nursing **|** **Applications close**: 2 June 2025

We have Temporary Full-Time and Part-Time positions for the period 26 May 2025 to 29 June 2025.

**Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.**

As an Assistant in Nursing based on the Transitional Care Ward at Figtree Private Hospital, your responsibilities will include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, to ensure that the provision of holistic care meets the physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of the patients. The Transitional Care Ward will function under a team-based model of care, where nursing staff work together within small teams to provide comprehensive care to a small patient group. Some of the wards daily goals of care include improving patients general functioning in relation to incontinence, reduced mobility, and cognitive impairment.

For more information and to view the position classification, see the **Position Description**here.

**A little about us.**

Shellharbour Hospital, located on Dharawal Country, is a busy acute care facility which provides emergency services, elective surgical services, general medicine, antenatal and primary family health care, satellite renal dialysis, and adolescent and adult mental health services on site. It's an accredited healthcare facility with the Australian Council on Health Care Standards (ACHS) and is recognised as providing a high standard of care to the community.

Located on the beautiful South Coast of NSW, Shellharbour is known for it's spectacular coastal scenery and is only a little over a 1.5 hour drive from Sydney.

**Benefits of working with ISLHD.**

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
- Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay
- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Discounted health insurance is available through a number of different private health insurance providers. Talk to your provider today for more information
- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities
- Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- Current First Aid Certificate
- ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees._
- ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the _Child Safe Standards._ We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse._

**Need more information or help applying?**
- Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.
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