Health Care Assistant in Nursing - Sub-Acute Services

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• Subacute Wards in Kingston Centre  

• Permanent full time 

If you are committed to improve patient experience and have trained or completed a Health Assistant Nursing (HLT 32512) this is an opportunity for you to work with the vibrant, positive and high achieving South 4 team in subacute services at Kingston Centre. 

Core modules to be completed are HLTAIN302 A, HLT301A. 

About Monash Health 

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 25,500 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org. 

About the Role 

The role of the Health Assistant in Nursing is to work under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurses within the level of education and competencies and within clearly defined parameters. The ward at Kingston Centre provide. Inpatient care in rehabilitation and geriatric evaluation and management to patients in order to support optimising function and rehabilitation. This may be an opportunity for you to develop skills that may enhance your career pathway working within friendly dynamic Nursing team. 

• Permanent full time roles Monday to Friday 

About You 

You have proven interpersonal and communication skills, including relationship building, cooperation and conflict resolution and work collaboratively with others to deliver outcomes. You have completed the units of the Certificate III in Health Services Assistance Qualification as listed in the position description. 

Monash Health will offer: 

• Competitive salary 

• Salary packaging 

• Friendly and supportive culture 

• Opportunity to experience various teams 

• On-going supervision and professional development 

Important Information to Note

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed.  These include: 

• reference checks; 

• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months; 

• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and 

• proof of immunisation. 

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made. As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview. 

Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status.  The current orders require evidence of three doses. All applicants to positions with Monash Health will need to upload acceptable evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19 as part of their application.  Acceptable evidence is a copy of your Immunisation History Statement or your COVID-19 Digital Certificate, which can be accessed via MyGov. 

For a confidential discussion, please contact Paul Ratcliffe, Nurse / Midwife Manager on 0417 075 158. 

For the Position Description, please click here!

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

To learn more about our organisation visit monashhealth.org

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’ 

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. Respectfully, applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted.

Applications close on 10 July 2024.