Prince of Wales Hospital - Assitant In Nursing theatres

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Assistant In Nursing
Remuneration: $50,336.67 - $55,225.8 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ460336

Are you an Assistant in Nursing with a passion for precision and a keen eye for detail? Elevate your career by joining our dynamic team as a Sterile Stock Room team member in our bustling operating theaters
What we offer

• A workplace culture with a foundation that promotes person centred care approaches and staff wellbeing 
• Orientation and supported transition into your new role
• Targeted clinical stream education programs affiliated with university partners 
• Development pathways that are aimed at career progression
• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + novated leasing
• Corporate health and fitness program
• Inner city location with direct access to eastern suburbs beaches, restaurants and transport links that are right at the front door 
• Established partnerships with Universities that promote cutting edge research in wellbeing, education and teaching. 

 Where you'll be working

Prince of Wales Hospital is a 440 bed tertiary referral facility with specialties unique to this campus such as hyperbaric medicine, acute spinal cord injuries and interventional neuroradiology. Each year we support approximately 25,000 emergency presentations, 2,500 operations and thousands of outpatient treatments. We provide a 24 hour Emergency Department (ED) supported by an Intensive Care Unit and pioneering telehealth facilities in stroke and COVID-19, to connect the team in Randwick with specialists across NSW Health. A new Acute Service Building opened in March with state of the art modern facilities aimed at providing an exceptional staff experience and enhanced patient and family outcomes as a result of the provision of person centred care. 

Randwick Local council is renowned for our world-class beaches and supported by cafes and restaurants to tickle your taste-buds, Randwick’s fascinating coastline and atmosphere will have you in awe the minute you arrive. Offering a mix of historic buildings, impressive beaches and coastal walks coupled with boutique restaurants, transport links and a vibrant nightlife, you’ll never be short of things to do in this progressive community

What you'll be doing

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it. 
 
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
 
All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, that they comply with any reasonable instruction that is given them and with any reasonable policies/procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, as well as notifying any hazards/risks or incidents to their managers.   

The vision for nursing at Prince of Wales Hospital is Transforming Person Centred Care Together.. Nurses at the Prince of Wales Hospital are committed to working within Practice Development principles. This is enabled through a framework of inclusiveness, active participation and collaboration.
 
Our staff, through facilitation, are empowered and engaged in the shared decision making process in order to influence practice. This is achieved by working together in an environment which supports person centredness through evidence based care, learning and enquiry.
 
The purpose of the Assistant in Nursing (AIN) role is:

• Provision of support to the nursing team in the delivery of nursing care in an acute care environment as directed by the Registered Nurse
• Provide direct care activities to patients in accordance with the nursing care plan and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse
• Assist Registered and Enrolled Nurses with patient care interventions as directed
• Contribute to collecting accurate health care information and maintaining accurate health care documentation as required

Communicate effectively with patients and other health care team members in accordance with appropriate protocol

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

All workers and new recruits are required to receive 2 doses of a Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine to commence employment/ engagement or continue to work within a NSW Health service.

 A worker and new recruit will be considered compliant if they have a medical contraindication to all available Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccines and provide medical contraindication evidence in line with the policy requirements.

In addition, all Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant.

Category A workers and new recruits who are non-compliant with seasonal influenza vaccination or have a medical contraindication to influenza or COVID-19 vaccinations must comply with all other infection control risk reduction strategies as directed while working in a Category A position.

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.

Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidatesWe welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

 

1. Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Descriptor: Assisting in Nursing Work in Acute Care) or equivalent
2. Good written and verbal communications skills
3. Proven ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards.
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For role related queries or questions contact Lorraine Symonds on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 2 February 2024