Ongoing training and development opportunities
Friendly and supportive team environment
Kew location, night-shifts only, minimum of 3 shifts per fortnight
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 role will be IN37
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.
If you would like a copy of the Position Description, please contactTalentHealthVIC@svha.org.au
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.
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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
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
