Health Assistant In Nursing | Residential Aged Care

• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Kew location, night-shifts only, minimum of 2 shifts per week

About the Role
Exciting opportunities exist for passionate, caring and qualified Health Assistants (Nursing) to join our dynamic team at St Vincent’s Hospital. You will work as part of a wider ward team, under the direction and supervision of the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) or equivalent, and will make a positive contribution to patient care through assistance and support to our Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses.



You will also:

• Contribute to positive patient outcomes by ensuring all elements of delegated work is completed accurately and in accordance with St Vincent's policies and procedures
• Participate in delegated aspects of patient care, including but not limited to assistance with: personal hygiene, nutritional needs, mobility, transfers and positioning within the ward, elimination needs
• Ensure patient privacy and dignity is maintained at all times

Classifications for this roles will be range from IN38 - IN39 ($57,038.80 - $59,670.00)


Your Contribution

As a qualified Health Assistant (Nursing), you will bring strong interpersonal skills and an ability to effectively communicate with staff, patients and families to the role. You will be a reliable team player, who enjoys working within a multidisciplinary team.



You will also have:

• Certificate III Health Assistant (Nursing)
• Previous experience as a Health Assistant is desirable
• Current NDIS Worker Screening check, or be willing to obtain

What we Offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Discounts and Promotions available through our Foundation
• Career development & advancement encouraged
• Culture of continuous improvement
• Work life balance through flexible rostering

About the Cambridge unit at Berengarra, Kew.

SVHM Residential Aged Care comprises 3 individual providers, of which Berengarra is the most recently constructed. Berengarra is co-located with St George’s Hospital in Kew and is a purpose built 90 bed residential aged care home.



Cambridge unit is one of two, 30-bed general aged care units at Berengarra.

Person-centred provision of multidisciplinary high-level care to elders with diverse and complex health care issues is the model of care at Berengarra. It is our privilege and responsibility to promote and ensure

opportunity for all persons to make choices in every aspect of their lives, to the greatest extent



Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers, driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.


St Vincent’s Aged Care Homes provide quality care from trained and understanding staff. Our residents’ care is overseen by registered nurses 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We also provide social and health-focused activities and emotional support so that our residents enjoy time with others and feel connected. For further information, please visit our Aged Care Facilities page on the SVHM website.


Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.