Assistant in Nursing

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service in Queensland is seeking an Assistant in Nursing. In this hands-on role, you will assist with hygiene, nutrition, and mobility under the supervision of nurses, ensuring patient well-being. Ideal candidates should demonstrate compassion, integrity, and a willingness to learn. This position offers competitive wages, career development, and various benefits within a diverse work culture.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Career development

Professional development opportunities

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• Ability to assist with hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and other basic care needs.
• Reliable team player who works under supervision.
• Demonstrates empathy, care, and understanding.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily tasks to support patient wellbeing.
• Maintain a safe and tidy environment.
• Document care activities and ensure stock levels.

Skills

Compassion

Integrity

Dignity

Innovation

Courage

Job description

Overview

Make a meaningful contribution to your community in a hands-on role that supports everyday care. As an Assistant in Nursing in Cherbourg, you’ll work under supervision to provide practical help with daily tasks, supporting the wellbeing of patients and the smooth running of the care environment. This role suits someone reliable, kind and ready to be part of a close-knit team.

Responsibilities

What Your Day Will Look Like…. You'll assist with hygiene, mobility, nutrition and other basic care needs, always under the guidance of a Registered or Enrolled Nurse. You'll help maintain a safe and tidy environment, keep stock levels in check, and document care activities. Whether lending a hand with a transfer or offering quiet support to a patient, your work will reflect the values of compassion, dignity and integrity that shape care at Darling Downs Health.

Let's talk about you!

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

• Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
• Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
• Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
• Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
• Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breast screens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect. DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport
• Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
• Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

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Occupational group: Health - Nursing