Health Assistant Nursing - VIC St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne - Fitzroy Campus

Job Description:

• Permanent, part time positions available
• Fitzroy location
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

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 these roles will be 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) or have completed first year of Bachelor of Nursing

• Previous experience as a Health Assistant is desirable

• Current National criminal history check, or 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

• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks

• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation

• Career development & advancement encouraged

• Culture of continuous improvement

• Flexible working arrangements including

About 10 East

10 East is a medical ward caring for patients from the Renal, Stroke, Neurology, General Medicine and Dermatology Medical Units. 10 East offers staff a unique opportunity to gain expertise and knowledge in a range of medical conditions .Experience can be gained in looking after Renal Transplant or Acute Renal Failure patients, Acute Stroke patients, Neurology patients with MS or Epilepsy, Dermatology patients and acutely ill General Medicine patients. The ward offers staff education in nursing patients in Respiratory / Contact Isolation and educates staff in Peritoneal Dialysis. Staff work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary medical unit teams including the Home Therapies Unit regarding the Haemodialysis patients.

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 driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

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.

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

Contact Details:

Miss Rebecca Jenkins, Nurse Unit Manager 10East, Rebecca.Jenkins@svha.org.au

Alternate Contact:

Closing Date:

24 July 2024 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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