Employment Type: Casual Position Classification: Assistant In Nursing Remuneration: $24.41 - $26.78 per week Requisition ID: REQ370322 An exciting opportunity exists to join the Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) Casual Pool and become a valued member of the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) casual pool.

NSLHD has a person centred care approach within a practice development framework. The MHDA casual pool offers flexibility of shifts and locations. Are you in your second year of undergraduate nursing studies with clinical placement nursing experience? If so we encourage you to apply now.

We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and dedicated Assistants in Nursing to join our casual pool. There will be opportunity to work across all units and gain a variety of mental health experience. The role of the Assistant in Nursing [AIN] within Mental Health Drug and Alcohol [MHDA] Services is to support both the nursing and multidisciplinary team under the direction of a Registered Nurse [RN].

The AIN assists in the provision of nursing care to mental health patients within an acute care setting and provides within their identified tasks direct patient care activities that support the recovery of acute mental health patients under the supervision of a RN. The role also involves the collecting of health care information, documenting and communicating the information back to the RN. Northern Sydney Local Health District facilities are located on picturesque and tranquil settings, located in Sydney's prestigious North Shore, Northern Suburbs and Northern Beaches districts.

The Assistant in Nursing (AIN) within Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MDHA) Services demonstrates competence in the provision of patient-centred care across a range of both acute and non-acute care settings providing support to both the nursing and multidisciplinary team. Our vision is to be "leaders in healthcare, partners in community wellbeing". Our purpose is "embracing discovery and learning, building partnerships and engaging our community to deliver excellent health and wellbeing.

" We build teams and health services that embrace our values; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment (CORE). Our CORE values and the behaviours that underpin them, shape the way we work together, with our patients and consumers, to deliver excellent health and wellbeing. If you'd like to be part of our journey we want to hear from you.

NSLHD is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, Workforce Health and Safety, Ethical Practices and the principles of Cultural Diversity. People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply. Candidates will need to meet the following criteria: Demonstrates how you consistently demonstrate behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment with all colleagues as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.

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