Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Assistant In Nursing
Remuneration: $51,844.63 - $56,885.08 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ584168
Application Close: Sunday, 29 June 2025

Assistant in Nursing - Acute Aged Care Unit - Prince of Wales Hospital

Exciting Opportunities to join Prince of Wales Hospital!
We’re looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team at Prince of Wales Hospital. Opportunities are available to work as an Assistant in Nursing (AIN), supporting high-quality patient care in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Whether you're beginning your nursing journey or looking to gain valuable clinical experience, this is a fantastic chance to grow your skills and make a meaningful difference.

The Role
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

The Nursing and Midwifery – Our Strategy for Transforming Person Centred Cultures 2024-2029 guides our profession in the development of effective person-centred practice and healthful cultures within SESLHD. We advocate for shared decision-making, collaborative relationships, compassionate and person-centred leadership, and supporting innovative practices.

The nursing vision for Prince of Wales Hospital is ‘Transforming Person-Centred Care Together’. This approach to all nursing practices ensures we collaborate together on all aspects of healthcare, inclusive of staff, placing the person at the centre of shared decision making underpinned by respect, mutual understanding and facilitated choice.

As an Assistant in Nursing in SESLHD, you will be an integral part of the interdisciplinary team in the provision of person-centred care; and support other nurses and care roles. You will strive to ensure that the people who receive healthcare experience exceptional care that is person-centred, safe, high quality and compassionate.

You will be part of a team that strives to support each other to reach our potential, focus on what matters most and continue to be innovative in approaches to practice.

As an Assistant in Nursing, you will retain responsibility for your own actions and remain accountable to the Registered Nurse for all allocated functions.

You will be encouraged to further develop your practice with the professional development opportunities available.

Where You’ll be Working
Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Service is a Level 6 Tertiary Referral Hospital with an inpatient bed base of 370. Each year we care for more than 70,000 patients in our Emergency Department and have around 50,000 admissions to the inpatient units. POWH offers an outpatient service and rural outreach service and provides more than 900,000 occasions of non-admitted patient care each year, including innovative virtual models of care. We have transitioned the majority of inpatient units and wards to the Acute Services Building (ASB) including a state of the art Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. POWH provides an exceptional staff experience and enhanced patient and family outcomes as a result of the provision of person-centred care.

Randwick Local council is renowned for our world-class beaches and supported by cafes and restaurants to tickle your taste-buds, Randwick’s fascinating coastline and atmosphere will have you in awe the minute you arrive. Offering a mix of historic buildings, impressive beaches and coastal walks coupled with boutique restaurants, transport links and a vibrant nightlife, you’ll never be short of things to do in this progressive community.

Benefits:

• A workplace culture with a foundation that promotes person centred care approaches and staff wellbeing
• Orientation and supported transition into your new role
• Targeted clinical stream education programs affiliated with university partners
• Development pathways that are aimed at career progression
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Corporate health and fitness program, discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Established partnerships with Universities that promote cutting edge research in wellbeing, education and teaching.
• Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
• Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant.

For more information on careers and benefits of working for SESLHD, visit our page

Selection Criteria

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible.

1. Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (HLT33115) or equivalent OR 2nd or 3rd Year Undergraduate Nursing Student.
2. Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team.
3. Effective verbal and written communication skills.
4. Effective time management skills.
5. Computer skills including the ability to use a variety of office and health related software application
6. Demonstrated knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control standard precautions.

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Ferdinand Navarro on [email protected]

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

SESLHD values a diverse workforce. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy here.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [email protected] and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants:

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support ([email protected]) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website