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Assistant in Nursing

North West Hospital and Health Service
Cloncurry, QLD
A$65,828-$72,079 p/a
Healthcare & Medical → Nursing - Aged Care
Full-time
On-site

Posted 1 day ago


North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS)

  • Unique locations
  • Friendly communities
  • Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

Working with us

  • Base salary ranges between $65,828 and $72,079 p.a. (Nurse Grade 1 (Band 1)).
  • 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
  • Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.
  • Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

Cloncurry is a Multipurpose Health Service, has 15 acute care beds, 10 Aged Care beds Community Health Centre, X-Ray department and Pharmacy. Visiting services include Child Health, and Immunisations, working closely with Central West Queensland Medicare Local, Centacare and Blue Care. A range of visiting specialists include Paediatrician, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, General Surgeon, Woman's Health Nurse, Renal Nurse Practitioner.

About the role

The Assistant in Nursing (AIN) assists and supports the Registered Nurse (RN) in the provision of direct/indirect person-centred care within Cloncurry Multi-Purpose Health Service (MPHS) as required. The AIN is responsible for providing nursing care in a professional, safe, and compassionate manner as a member of Cloncurry MPHS healthcare team according to their education and competence.

  • Responsible for accepting delegated tasks/duties which require basic skills, training, and experience.
  • Gather information about patient care needs by observing the patient and reporting to the RN to assist the RN to assess, plan and evaluate care.
  • Complete other unit duties including the maintenance of clinical stores, restocking, equipment checking and maintenance, effective use of resources, maintaining clean patient environment, clerical and specific tasks directed by RN's and Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) as required.

Requirements

  • A Certificate III relevant to the clinical area is highly regarded.
  • This position is required to undertake shift work covering 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  • Appointees will be required to work all shifts in accordance with the unit roster.
  • The position may involve travel to various facilities or units within the North West Hospital and Health Service.
  • Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks / Aged Care Check.
  • This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
  • A period of probation may apply.

Interested?

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Apply ONLINE: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MI663509

Contact: Larene Hayward on 0420 693 145.

Applications close: Wednesday, 15 October 2025.


About North West Hospital and Health Service

Mount Isa, QLD, Australia

Our vision

Healthier Queenslanders.

Our purpose

To provide leadership and direction, and to work collaboratively to ensure the health system to deliver quality services that are safe and responsive for Queenslanders.

Our responsibilities

The Department of Health's role include:

1.providing strategic leadership and direction for health through the development of policies, legislation and regulations

2.developing statewide plans for health services, workforce and major capital investment

3.managing major capital works for public sector health service facilities

4.purchasing health service delivery

5.supporting and monitoring the quality of health service delivery

6.delivering specialised health services, providing ambulance, health information and communication technology and statewide health support services.

Hospital and Health Services are independent statutory agencies responsible for their own strategic plans.

Our strategic objectives

1.Supporting Queenslanders to be healthier: promoting and protecting the health of Queenslanders

2.Enabling safe, quality services: delivering and enabling safe, clinically effective, high quality health services

3.Equitable health outcomes: improving health outcomes through better access to services for Queenslanders

4.High performance: responsive, dynamic and accountable management of the department, and of funding and service performance

5.Dynamic policy leadership: drive service improvement and innovation through a collaborative policy cycle

6.Broad engagement with partners: harnessing the skill and knowledge of our partners

7.Engaged and productive workforce: foster a culture that is vibrant, innovative and collaborative

Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.

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