Assistant in Nursing - Community Health

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. 

The Nursing and Midwifery – Our Strategy for Transforming Person Centred Cultures 2024-2029 guides our profession in the development of effective person-centred practice and healthful cultures within SESLHD. We advocate for shared decision-making, collaborative relationships, compassionate and person-centred leadership, and supporting innovative practices.  

The nursing vision for Prince of Wales Hospital is 'Transforming Person-Centred Care Together'. This approach to all nursing practices ensures we collaborate together on all aspects of healthcare, inclusive of staff, placing the person at the centre of shared decision making underpinned by respect, mutual understanding and facilitated choice.  

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 Transitional Aged Care Program based at Prince of Wales Community Health provides time limited, multidisciplinary support and low level therapy to clients living in the community.  

The Assistant in Nursing (AIN) works in the Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP) which provides a package of services for up to 12 weeks for clients over the age of 65 years who after admission to hospital, meet a set criteria for a home-based aged care package and who may have the potential to manage at home with rehabilitation and support services. 

• This role engages directly in the provision of care, which assists the TACP clients with personal and domestic activities of daily living, function and mobility tasks, community access and client transport and be supervised by the Registered Nurse (RN) and all members of the multi-disciplinary TACP team.
• The AIN’s role also works within a multidisciplinary team to provide therapeutic intervention and support to aged clients delivered in their homes following a period of sub-acute hospital care. The purpose of this intervention is to improve their physical function, avoid further hospital presentations and to maintain daily living skills, in accordance with the restorative goal ethos. Intervention should improve the client’s capacity to maintain or regain independent living, reducing the burden of care for carers and delaying the need for residential care.
• Provision of support to the nursing team in the delivery of nursing care in the community 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
• 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 and within the scope of Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP).

Where you'll be working

This role is in the Community setting. We are based on the Prince of Wales Hospital Campus, Randwick. The Assistant in Nursing is a full time  position and is part of a multi discipline team called Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP). This team includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Dietitian, Registered Nurses and an Administration Assistant. 

We use Hospital fleet vehicles and travel in the LGA of Randwick - Botany area.  A current NSW Drivers Licence is required and all vaccinations as per NSW Health policy.

TACP is post-acute intervention for up to 12 weeks. It is rehabilitation in the home for older people (Over 65yrs and 50 years of age for Aboriginal people) who live in the Randwick – Botany LGA.

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