Assistant In Nursing - Casual Pool

This is an exciting career opportunity to work as an Assistant in Nursing (AIN) as part of our dynamic nursing team at Northern Beaches Hospital!
As an AIN your responsibilities will include:

• Assist nurses or hospital staff in carrying out patient care duties
• Work as part of the health care team; practice in accordance with state legislation and within the designated scope of practice parameters
• Assess patients using therapeutic skills
• Provide recommendations to specialist treatment programs based on their diagnosis
• Answering patient/visitor/customer enquiries

Healthscope Northern Beaches Hospital is an accredited training hospital. Due to our size and acute hospital status, a role in the casual pool of NBH means you'll be involved in training and exposed to a wide range of cases.

NBH is located in Frenchs Forest, only 13kms north of Sydney CBD. We are contemporary 488 bed facility comprising of 60% public and 40% private beds. Providing a wide range of health services to the local community, including Surgery, a 50 bed Emergency Department, Intensive Care, Birthing, Paediatrics, Cardiac, Mental Health, Dialysis, Cancer Centre and Outpatients.
NBH has 13 operating theatres, one hybrid/cardiac catheter theatre, two Catheter Laboratories and four endoscopy procedure rooms, all supported by a critical care unit which includes two intensive care wards.

Northern Beaches Hospital is a dedicated facility for all patients in our local area. It was thoughtfully designed to optimise patient safety and overall experience, and to provide meaningful management and operational efficiencies that benefit everyone.
Key to the hospital’s success is a highly skilled and expert team of staff who are supported by a comprehensive range of professional development opportunities.

To be successful in this role you will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Certificate IV in Health Care from an approved training provider
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing (completed a minimum of one placement)
• Excellent customer service skills
• Demonstrated, effective written, verbal communication
• Excellent ability to plan and prioritise work
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team
• Experience working in the private healthcare system
• Flexibility to manage shift work (including, day & night shifts) over 7 days

Benefits on offer:

• Discounted onsite parking
• Discounted gym memberships
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Packaging
• Bulk Billing services for employees and immediate family members.