Assistant In Nursing - Penrith

Summitcare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

SummitCare in Penrith, NSW, is seeking Assistant Nurses with aged care experience to join our team. The role is available on a full-time, part-time and casual basis, with day and night shifts across our centres.

You will report to the Manager Care and Wellbeing and support residents under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, ensuring care needs are met and aligned with SummitCare’s mission and operating principles.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to provide compassionate daily care to residents.
• Strong communication with residents, families and colleagues.
• Capable of working as part of a team in a busy aged care setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver daily resident care under the supervision of the Registered Nurse.
• Support residents with activities of daily living and wellbeing.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and ongoing education.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication

Teamwork

Customer service

Education

Certificate III/IV in Individual Support (Aged Care)

Job description

About the business

SummitCare today is proud to operate 9 homes across Sydney. Our purpose is to enable wellbeing all day every day for people requiring aged care. Partnering with our vision of striving for excellence in all that we do, SummitCare is professional, respectful and supportive in caring for our aged community as if they were our own family.

About the role

We are now seeking to appoint passionate Assistant Nurses with aged care experience to work on a full time, part time and casual basis. Successful applicants must be available to work day and night shifts.

These positions are located at Penrith.

As an Assistant Nurse at SummitCare, you will be accountable to the Manager Care and Wellbeing and to the Registered Nurse for the resident care areas within the centre.

It is your responsibility to ensure the day-to-day individual care needs of the residents are met and maintained, under the supervision and direction of the Registered Nurse.

You will also be required to participate in continuous quality improvement activities and ongoing education programs to ensure that all aspects of resident care encompass the mission, vision and operating principles of the organisation.

To be a successful candidate you will possess appropriate qualifications and experience, have sound clinical knowledge, be a good communicator and have previous experience in the aged care sector.

Key requirements

• Certificate III / IV in Individual Support (Aged Care) or equivalent


• Current Criminal Record Check


• Proven experience working in Aged Care


• Highly developed customer service and communication skills

Desirable Skills & Experience

• A caring and empathetic manner


• Demonstrated ability to achieve goals within set time frames


• Demonstrated ability to be a team player and work with a diverse group of individuals


• Capacity to have initiative and be innovative

Fine Print

For candidates: You must have the right to live and work in Australia to be considered for our roles, and that candidates may be subject to a range of wellbeing checks in the recruitment process.