Assistant in Nursing - Smithfield

SummitCare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

SummitCare is seeking passionate Assistant Nurses with aged care experience to join our team at Smithfield, Sydney. You will support Resident care areas under a Registered Nurse, ensuring daily care needs are met with empathy and professionalism.

Successful candidates will hold a Certificate IV in Aged Care or equivalent, have a current criminal record check, and bring strong customer service and communication skills to a collaborative team focused on quality and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work with diverse individuals and be a team player.
• Willingness to participate in quality improvement activities and education programs.
• Sound clinical knowledge and experience in aged care.

Responsibilities

• Care for residents under supervision of Registered Nurse.
• Meet day-to-day individual care needs of residents.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement activities.
• Participate in ongoing education programs.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Empathy

Education

Certificate IV in Individual Support (Aged Care) or equivalent

Job description

SummitCare today is proud to operate 9 homes across Sydney and Newcastle. 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.

These positions are located at Smithfield.

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 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

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.