Casual Assistant in Nursing Balranald
Position Classification: Assist In Nursing
Remuneration: $25.39 - $27.85 per hour + Superannuation
Requisition ID: REQ485442
What you'll be doing
- Under supervision of a Registered Nurse, participate in the provision of safe, compassionate, person centred care in collaboration with individual/s and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve quality care outcomes for patients and clients.
- Develop your skills & progress your career working across a wide stream of specialties in a smaller, rural hospital. Excellent training and education opportunities to advance your nursing skills.
- Make a real, meaningful difference to health outcomes for the local community
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
About Balranald MPS
The Balranald Multi Purpose Service includes 24-hour level 2 emergency and sub-acute inpatient services, residential aged care services, and a range of primary, community and ambulatory services. The facility consists of an Emergency Department with two resuscitation bays and one observation/safe room located within the Emergency Department. Inpatient beds available are 8 acute/sub acute beds including a palliative care and observation room.
The Residential Aged Care area has 15 high care places including four dementia specific and one respite bed. Residential aged care services are provided in an environment suitable for people with dementia. The Balranald MPS also has provision for three renal dialysis chairs.
The full range of support services such as allied health is available. These services are provided by visiting clinicians from Mildura, Swan Hill or Dareton. Medical services are provided by the town’s General Practitioner, whose offices are co-located at the MPS.
How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible
- Current Health Service Assistant Certificate III (Acute Care).
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills within a multidisciplinary team environment and demonstrated ability to document every occasion of service in an accurate, concise, contemporaneous, objective, complete, relevant, timely and legible manner.
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of quality, efficient and effective person centred care within a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to practice in accordance with policies and Procedures of the Far West Local Health District and NSW Ministry of Health.
- Clear understanding that tasks and clinical practice is delegated and supervised by the Registered Nurse at all times.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Michelle Straub on Michelle.Straub@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 12th May 2024
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
