Assistant in Nursing

**Job no**: 883861
**Work type**: Part time
**Location**: Adelaide Hills
**Categories**: Community Services, Nursing/Midwifery
- **Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Strathalbyn & Districts Health Service - Aged Care**:

- **Salary: AIN $57,373 - $59,072 p.a. (pro-rata)**:

- **Multiple Temporary Part-time positions available up to 12 months (part-time hours to be negotiated), working over a 7-day roster**

**Overview**

Strathalbyn is a charming and historical gateway to the Fleurieu Peninsula, located within an hour from Adelaide, surrounded by rolling hills and picturesque valleys. Imagine working in this lovely town and supporting long-time members of the community in their local aged care facility while progressing your career in the highly rewarding health industry.

With the aim of ensuring the provision of outstanding care in one of South Australia’s finest community Aged Care Facility, this is a fantastic opportunity to join Strathalbyn & Districts Health Service, based in Strathalbyn. Enjoy flexibility and a great work-life balance, you will support Enrolled and Registered Nurses/Midwives in the delivery of general resident care and undertake basic nursing duties that would otherwise have been performed by an Enrolled or Registered Nurse/Midwife. As an Assistant in Nursing, your duties may include routine technical support functions at the level of setting up for nursing/midwifery procedures, cleaning equipment, managing local stock levels, and assisting consumers with activities of daily living. Contributing to the maintenance of a physically and culturally safe environment for patients and staff, you will actively participate in quality improvement activities.

You must be enrolled as a student in an undergraduate program in nursing or midwifery and have completed training required for the safe and competent performance of work at this level or currently undertaking an approved course. Able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team, you will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. With the ability to effectively communicate with people from all walks of life, you will be capable of working with people with a range of diverse value systems, cultural differences, and special needs. In addition, you will bring good organisation skills, attention to detail, and the ability to maintain confidentiality within a complex environment.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.

**Check(s)**
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

**Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)**

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job ref**:883861**

**Enquiries**

Name: Debbie Rayner

Title: Nurse Unit Manager

Phone: 08 8536 5220

**Application Closing Date**

**20 November 2024 - 2 week close - 11.55 PM**

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**Advertised**: 06 Nov 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 20 Nov 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time