Female Complex-Care Disability Support Specialist

Holistic Care Nursing and Disability Services; Sydney; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rates

24-hour roster shifts

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Holistic Care Nursing and Disability Services is seeking a female disability support worker to assist a participant with complex physical and healthcare needs in Forestville, NSW. This role requires a female contractor due to intimate care requirements and prior hands-on complex-care experience.

Key duties include personal care, PEG care, observations, seizures management, and hoist transfers. We offer varied shifts, competitive pay, and a supportive clinical team in the Sydney metro.

Qualifications

• At least two years’ hands-on disability or complex-care experience.
• Experience with PEG care, seizures, hypoglycaemia, continence care and manual handling.
• Relevant qualification or current nursing/allied health studies.
• Current First Aid, CPR, NDIS Worker Screening Check, Police Check and Australian Driver Licence.
• Full Australian working rights.
• Nursing and allied health students with relevant hands-on complex-care experience are encouraged to apply.
• This is not an entry-level role; apply only if you have direct complex-care experience.

Responsibilities

• Personal care, continence care, dressing and hygiene.
• PEG feeding, water flushes and PEG medication.
• Clinical observations and blood glucose monitoring.
• Seizure management and emergency response.
• Hoist transfers, repositioning and pressure-area care.
• Light household cleaning and laundry.
• Accurate care records, progress notes and escalation of concerns.
• Working closely with the Clinical Manager and following all care plans.

Skills

Personal care

Dressing and hygiene

Clinical observations

Blood glucose monitoring

Seizure management

Hoist transfers

Continence care

Manual handling

Education

First Aid and CPR certificates

Nursing or allied health studies

NDIS Worker Screening Check

Police Check

Australian Driver Licence

Tools

PEG feeding equipment

Hoist equipment

Blood glucose monitor

Job description

Holistic Care Nursing and Disability Services is seeking a female disability support worker to assist a participant with complex physical and healthcare needs in Forestville, NSW. This role requires a female contractor due to intimate care requirements and prior hands-on complex-care experience.

Key duties include personal care, PEG care, observations, seizures management, and hoist transfers. We offer varied shifts, competitive pay, and a supportive clinical team in the Sydney metro.