Assistant in Nursing

**Join our passionate team at the Wansey Dialysis Unit and make a real difference in patient care while advancing your nursing career**

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**:Assistant in Nursing
**Remuneration**:$26.15 - $28.69 Per Hour + 11.5% Super + Salary Packaging
**Hours Per Week**:12
**Location**:John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton | Awabakal Land
**Requisition ID**:REQ545792
**Applications Close: Sunday 9th February 2025**

**At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer**:

- Ongoing professional development opportunities
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Work-Life balance
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

**About the role**:
We’re looking for passionate and dedicated Assistants in Nursing (AINs) who thrive in a team environment and are committed to delivering exceptional care. If you have a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a focus on honesty and teamwork, we want to hear from you

In this part-time role, you’ll work a minimum of 3 shifts (10 hours each) per fortnight, Monday to Saturday, providing support to our dialysis nursing team. Your duties will include preparing consumables, setting up dialysis machines, monitoring patients under RN supervision, and assisting with the completion of dialysis treatments. You’ll be guided by experienced senior nursing staff and the Nurse Unit Manager, with comprehensive orientation and training days to ensure you're fully prepared for success in this important role. This is an excellent opportunity to grow in the healthcare field and make a difference in patients' lives.

**Where you’ll be working**:
You will be joining a highly skilled and motivated team at the Wansey Dialysis Unit at Charlestown who love what they do and are proud of the care that they deliver.

Wansey Dialysis Unit is a 22 chair Dialysis Unit centre and is the largest dialysis unit in the HNE Local Health District. We are part of the John Hunter Hospital Department of Nephrology and we provide over 230 dialysis treatments per week as well as providing support for home dialysis and pre dialysis patients.

**Additional information**:

- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
- 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.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

**Requirements**:

- Certificate III Assistant in Nursing (Assisting in Nursing Work in Acute Care) or currently enrolled in an undergraduate Registered Nursing degree (completion of first year and first semester or trimester of second year) or have equivalent experience.

**Want to know more?**
- 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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