Assistant in Nursing Jobs in Toowoomba

Sanctuary Recruitment is actively recruiting assistant in nursing positions across Toowoomba, Queensland, and across Australia. We are an aged care recruitment consultancy with years of industry knowledge and experience. Our longstanding and sustainable partnerships with aged care providers across the state has allowed us to develop integral relationships and provide work for our candidates in a temporary, contract and permanent capacity.

If you are looking for a new position within aged care, or are interested in changing career paths and get into the industry, view our jobs board and apply

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Assistant in Nursing Jobs in Toowoomba FAQs

Assistant in nursing responsibilities cover just what their title suggests! They assist the enrolled and registered nurses with delivering the highest quality of care to residents and patients in a variety of medical settings.

This is the first clinical step to take when entering the healthcare industry, and it can lead to other positions such as an enrolled nurse, registered nurse, or into management and leadership roles.

We have taken great care to nurture and develop relationships across Australia in metro and remote homes in each state.

You have the option to work in Queensland in Toowoomba or in:

  • Bundaberg
  • Brisbane
  • Cairns
  • Gold Coast
  • Hervey Bay
  • Sunshine Coast
  • Wide Bay

 

Pay rates for this role are governed by the Aged Care and Nurses Award. The average assistant in nursing can expect to earn $29 - $71 per hour working casually. This is due to shift time penalties, education, experience and location of work.

You can enjoy bonuses and allowances as part of our contract placements. The recent aged care reforms have implemented changes like the 2023 pay rise for aged care workers with more developments coming.

To work with our consultancy, you would need a minimum of six months paid Australian aged care experience. As a rule of them, this equates to 910 hours. Get in contact with our team who can go through the onboarding process today.

A Certificate III/IV in Ageing Support/Individual Support/Health Services Assistance is needed to qualify as an assistant in nursing. This course is around 5 months long (full time), or can be studied part time. There are many educational institutions that offer this.

Once an assistant in nursing is onboarded with Sanctuary, you can choose to work on a casual/shift filling and/or travel contract basis. Temporary work is usually done ad-hoc or last minute, fulfilling cancellations or sick calls. Contracts range from 4 weeks - 3 months for the most part, in rural and remote areas of the country.

As part of the benefits our nurses receive, we offer continuous online training via our Learning Management System (LMS) at no cost to you. This is regularly updated to reflect new regulations and industry practices.

As a casual employee, you have the ability to:

  • Implement your own working schedule
  • Explore opportunities outside of your city of residence within communities you may have otherwise not encountered before
  • Decide what work/life balance looks like to you
  • Enjoy casual loading hourly pay rates and weekly pay

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Bonuses and incentives

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