About the role

Mater Cancer Care Centre (MCCC) currently has a permanent part time opportunity 14 hours per week, for an Assistant in Nursing to join their team!

The Assistant in Nursing supports the provision of patient care in the MCCC by providing support to our nursing staff and assisting with patient personal cares, housekeeping, and maintaining supplies for the centre.

Salary range: $32.55 - $35.99 (Assistant in Nursing) per hour plus superannuation & salary packaging

What you’ll be doing

Key duties of the role include: 

• Assisting and supporting Registered Nurses (RN) in the provision of safe, quality patient care.
• Assisting with the coordination of clinics and patient flow through the clinics and treatment floor – ensuring patients have arrived for appointments, measurement of vital signs if deemed competent to do so, patient rounding, offering of refreshments, ordering of stock and supplies for the unit, ensuring the unit is restocked and finalisation of clinics, but not limited to within their allocated Specialty Clinic in MCCC.
• The role is patient centred, uses clinical problem solving, adopts effective communication and time management, manages up to date clinical notes and scheduling information and contributes to the multidisciplinary team

About you

• Certificate III in Health Services Assistant or working towards OR
• Currently or has undertaken study as an Undergraduate Nursing Student or Diploma of Nursing Student
• Previous experience working as an AIN in a hospital environment
• Knowledge of Infection Control procedures and processes
• Exceptional communication, problem solving and negotiation skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with other health professionals, patients and relatives/carers
• Skills to assist with the management of stock
• An enthusiastic and motivated attitude

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

It is now a mandatory requirement of employment at the Mater that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19.