Assistant in Nursing – Grow Your Skills While Caring for Others

Build your experience in a supportive hospital environment while contributing to safe, high-quality patient care. Join Macleay Ward at Redland Hospital and develop your practical skills, learn from Registered Nurses and grow your confidence as a valued team member.

Job details

Your new role:

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients by joining the team at Macleay Ward, Redland Hospital, as an Assistant in Nursing (AIN). You will support Registered Nurses to deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred care to patients with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, including older people living with dementia or cognitive impairment. You will:

• Assist Registered Nurses in delivering individualised patient care, supporting patients' physical, emotional, social and psychological needs in a safe and compassionate manner.
• Contribute to the smooth day-to-day operation of the ward, including maintaining clean and safe patient environments, restocking clinical supplies, checking equipment and completing delegated ward duties.
• Observe patients, communicate changes or concerns to the Registered Nurse and carry out delegated care activities within your training, skills and experience.
• Work collaboratively as part of a supportive, multidisciplinary healthcare team, following established clinical procedures, maintaining accurate documentation and contributing to quality and safety initiatives.

About you:

You are a compassionate, reliable and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about providing quality patient care and making a positive contribution to the healthcare team. You value teamwork, communicate respectfully and are committed to learning and developing your skills in a clinical environment. You:

• Demonstrate a caring, patient-focused approach, with the ability to build rapport and show empathy, dignity and respect to patients, families and colleagues.
• Work effectively within a team, take direction from Registered Nurses, follow instructions and communicate patient care observations and concerns appropriately.
• Bring a flexible, positive attitude and a willingness to learn ward routines, maintain clinical competencies and participate in ongoing education and professional development.
• Demonstrate a commitment to safe, high-quality care, with experience caring for patients with dementia or cognitive impairment highly desirable. A Certificate III relevant to the clinical area will also be highly regarded.

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Unit Profile

Macleay Ward is a 26-bed general medical ward and provides care across a 24-hour continuum. Located on the ground floor of the main building, the geographic layout of the ward includes: four, four-bed bays, four, two-bed bays and six single rooms.  Macleay caters for several medical specialties, including respiratory, endocrine, cardiac and other acute and chronic medical diagnoses. Care of the older person is a significant component of the patient cohort at any one time: including patients with dementia, delirium diagnoses.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• MS11695427 Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)