Assistant in Nursing Jobs in Gold Coast

If you are looking for an assistant in nursing role in aged care in Australia, we are here to aid you on your career journey. Sanctuary Recruitment is an aged care recruitment consultancy that place aged care professional in residential aged care homes across Australia. We focus on project and volume recruitment, and employ candidates on a temporary, contract and permanent basis.

If you are an assistant in nursing in the Gold Coast and are in the market for a new opportunity, get in contact with us anytime. You can send in your resume and view our jobs board.

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Assistant in Nursing Jobs in the Gold Coast FAQs

Assistant in nursing, otherwise known as personal care workers or simply care workers, play an important role in ensuring those in their care are looked after and their basic care needs are attended too 24/7. They work closely with other clinical professionals and management to achieve this goal.

This is a great role to take if you are interested in climbing the career ladder in this industry, as you can advance and choose many different pathways should you wish.

We partner with over 350 homes in Australia, so there is something for everyone!

Reach out if you are looking to work in the Gold Coast, or if you are considering another location in Queensland:

  • Bundaberg
  • Brisbane
  • Cairns
  • Hervey Bay
  • Mount Isa
  • Toowoomba
  • Wide Bay

and more!

The average personal care worker can expect to receive casual hourly pay rates of $29 - $71 per hour. The Aged Care and Nurses Award determines what each employee will receive, and the bands consider your education level, experience, job title and work location. You can earn bonuses, as well as receive incentives and allowances for eligible certain contract placements.

Aged care reforms is a big topic of conversation at the moment, and as part of the reform roadmap aged care workers saw a 2023 aged care pay rise with further developments to come.

910 hours, or roughly 6 months of Australian aged care paid experience is required to join Sanctuary. Get in contact with our consultants if you have this who can guide you through the joining process.

To be an assistant in nursing in Australia, you would need a relevant clinical qualification. This can be a Certificate III/IV in Ageing Support/Individual Support/Health Services Assistance. This course is around 5 months long (full time) dependent of where you study.

Once qualified as an assistant in nursing, you have the option to work on a temporary/casual or contract basis. These are both short term options, the first being shift filling for cancellations and sick calls, and the second being fixed term placements across the country.

We ensure our nurses are up to date with their clinical knowledge and skills, as well as with legislation of the aged care industry. this is done through our Learning Management System (LMS) platform, which is free of charge. This is regularly updated to reflect new practices.

If you are in one of the below roles and are looking for a new opportunity, get in touch today:

A snapshot of the benefits are:

  • Working on a schedule that suits you
  • Experiencing new opportunities with working in communities around the country
  • Be your own boss in regard to what a work/life balance looks like for you
  • Earn more per hour than a permanent employee with casual loading pay rates

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