Assistant in Nursing - Casual Pool

UnitingCare Hospital; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 46,000 - 51,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP Salary Packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

Parental leave benefits

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Buderim Private Hospital, part of UnitingCare Queensland, is seeking an Assistant in Nursing for casual pool coverage on the Sunshine Coast. The role involves supporting clinical staff and delivering patient-centred care in a busy hospital environment.

Pay is $33.31–$36.81 per hour plus casual loading, super and NFP salary packaging. The hospital supports flexible rosters, vaccination programs, and comprehensive staff benefits to help you grow and feel valued.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Health Services Assistance or equivalent nursing study (1st year)
• Ability to work a flexible rotating roster
• Knowledge of workplace health and safety practices
• Minimum 12 months' experience in an acute/hospital setting
• Willingness to obtain vaccinations and pass national criminal history check and functional assessment

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, holistic care within scope of practice and support clinical staff
• Complete non-clinical tasks and assist with patient-centred care
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes

Skills

Health Services Assistance

Flexible roster

Workplace safety

Acute hospital experience

Education

Certificate III in Health Services Assistance

Nursing studies (1st year)

Job description

Assistant in Nursing - Casual Pool | Buderim Hospital

Employment Term: Casual Position Available Location: Buderim Private Hospital, Sunshine Coast, QLD Remuneration: $33.31 - $36.81 p/hr + Casual Loading + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay) Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital. As one of the Sunshine Coast's largest hospitals, we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency, maternity, intensive care, cardiovascular, obstetric and gynaecology, urology, cancer care, general medicine, renal and respiratory services, orthopaedic and mental health care, among many others. With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast that’s 40 years in the making, Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one-on-one care from the heart and make a meaningful difference in people's lives. An integral part of our team, as an Assistant in Nursing, you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let's make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in our Buderim Hospital team. You will be accountable for the provision of safe and holistic care within your scope of practice to individuals and their families, supporting clinical staff as directed to achieve an environment for optimal patient outcomes. You'll complete a range of non-clinical support tasks, providing support to the Specialists and Clinical Staff, delivering an exceptional patient-centred experience by working collaboratively with your multidisciplinary team.

What makes a difference for us?

• Certificate III in Health Services Assistance or completed 1st Year Bachelor or Nursing studies
• Ability to work a flexible rotating roster
• Knowledge and understanding of workplace health and safety practices
• Minimum of 12 Months' experience in an acute/hospital setting
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.
• To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We'd love you to be part of our UnitingCare family.

By joining our Hospitals, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family.

The second-largest Queensland employer, we're a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.

Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple - everybody is welcome here.

At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person.

We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support.

We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person.

We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support.

We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard.

Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

UnitingCare is the second-largest Queensland employer, with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of UnitingCare, BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.

When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger.

We are a proud not-for-profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do.

People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts.

For more than 100 years we've been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.

www.unitingcareqld.com.au

We're on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness.

We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team.

People who stand up for what is right.

Who are open to new ideas.

Who champion innovation.

Who lead through learning, and lead by example.

So, if you're looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it's time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.

Let's make a meaningful difference, together.