Our Mortdale team offers permanent part-time positions from 26 hours/FN.
Northcott offers outstanding benefits, including five weeks of leave, gym membership, and a health insurance discount.
Salary packaging is available to boost your take-home pay!
About the opportunity:
We are looking for multiple Assistants in Nursing for our Mortdale team. We need two permanent part-time on a 26-hour to 36-hour fortnightly schedule. The rate is from $27.52/hr + superannuation + salary packaging.
*Pay rates are determined by the total number of hours worked as an assistant in nursing.*
Role Requirements:
- Experience in Manual Handling (hoist experience ) and repositioning is highly regarded.
- Medication Administration: Administer medications as prescribed by the physician and ensure proper documentation of medication records.
- Demonstrated experience in PEG feeding, stoma care, epilepsy management, challenging behaviours and Dysphagia training/experience.
- Flexibility to work on a 24/7 rotating roster, weekends, is a must.
- Great communication skills, can follow and implement strict routines and an understanding of specific needs.
Typical duties might include:
- Supporting customers to develop and maintain independence.
- Supporting customers with personal care, including bowel care, manual handling using various equipment and aids and other health and hygiene needs such as feeding, medication, dressing, toileting and showering.
- Undertaking various household tasks, including mealtime management and aids, and other health and hygiene needs such as feeding, medication, dressing, toileting, and showering.
- Keeping records and reporting to the Enrolled Nurse or Registered Nurse on shift.
Pre-Employment Requirements:
- Certificate III in Aged Care
- Valid working rights
- A current Driver's Licence and confidence to drive an accessible van.
- NSW Working with Children Check NSW & Blue Card QLD
- NDIS Worker Check
- Current First Aid and CPR certificate
- Health Assessment
Why work for us?
- We are a leading disability service provider in NSW, QLD and the ACT, providing services and support for people with disability and their families and carers.
- 5 weeks annual leave (for permanent employees), salary packaging to increase your take home pay, health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and an insurance discount.
- Regularly staff start as casual and can convert to permanent based on performance and availability.
- Opportunity to work across multiple locations and apply for internal roles within management or corporate services.
Agencies need not send through applications.
When applying internally, Northcott employees must notify their manager and know that their manager may be asked to endorse their application.