Assistant in Nursing

**_Kickstart your nursing career at John Hunter Hospital, gain hands-on experience, flexible shifts, and endless opportunities for growth in a world-class teaching hospital._**

**Employment Type**:**Casual
**Position Classification**:Assistant In Nursing
**Remuneration**:**$26.14 - $28.69 Per Hour + 12% Super
**Location**: John Hunter Hospital, Awabakal Country | _Newcastle_
**Requisition ID**: REQ600040
**Closing Date**:**Monday, 25th August 2025

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**Kickstart your Nursing Career at John Hunter Hospital**

Looking to grow your skills, explore different specialties, and build a pathway into nursing? Join our Staffing Service and Surge Team as an Assistant in Nursing (AIN) and gain experience in one of Australia’s leading teaching hospitals.

John Hunter Hospital, you’ll:
Work flexible shifts that fit around study, life, and family
Gain hands-on experience across a variety of wards and specialties
Be guided by education teams and mentors as you build confidence
Create connections that set you up for a successful nursing career

As part of the largest teaching hospital in the Hunter New England region, you’ll be surrounded by opportunities to learn, develop, and grow. Whether you’re studying nursing or planning your next step, this is the perfect place to start your journey.

Your future starts here. Join us and shape your career in healthcare

**Benefits**

At **Hunter New England Health**, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:
**Career Growth with the John Hunter Expansion**
With the hospital’s major redevelopment underway, new services, facilities, and roles are opening, giving you more pathways to step up and progress.

**Learn in a Teaching Hospital**
Gain experience at the region’s largest teaching hospital, with access to specialist education teams, simulation training, and mentoring.

**Broaden Your Experience**
Work across a mix of specialties, from surgical to medical, so you can explore your interests and find your passion.

**Support When You Need It**
Enjoy after-hours support and guidance every step of the way, ensuring you’re never on your own.
- ** Flexibility**

Pick shifts that work around study, family, and life, giving you balance while you grow your skills.
**Set Yourself Up for Success**
Whether you’re working casually while you study or planning a nursing career, this role gives you the connections, confidence, and experience to take the next step.

‍‍** Employee Assistance Program (EAP)**
Free and confidential wellbeing support available to staff and family members.

**Collaborate Across Professions**
Opportunity to work alongside a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professionals.

**Additional Information**:

- Undergraduate Enrolled Nursing Students Undergraduate Enrolled Nursing students must have completed the identified foundational units in practice, AND 80 hours of clinical placement as part of enrolment in the TAFE NSW Diploma of Nursing to be eligible for recruitment as an AIN.
- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
- Casual opportunities may be available for recommended applicants.
- Hunter New England Health 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 well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
- To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

**Need more information?**
- Click here for the Position Description

**Information for Applicants**:
**This is a Category A position.**Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with** NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases **for Category A positions prior to offer.**All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

**HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of**benefits**such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.**

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