Assistant in Nursing - Neuroscience Inpatient Unit

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Assist In Nursing
Remuneration: - full-time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week:38. This position is Monday - Friday, 0730 - 1600
Requisition ID:REQ
Location: Westmead
Applications Close: Midnight on 30 August 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Emily Moore on ***********@health.nsw.gov.au

As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.

Our Neurosciences Inpatient Unit is a 16-bed ward that specialises in providing care to newborns, children and young people with neurological conditions. The ward houses a dedicated Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), comprising 4 beds, offering round-the-clock observation for children with seizures, enabling precise diagnostic insights crucial for tailored treatment plans, including epilepsy surgery.

The unit is formerly known as the Commercial Travellers Ward. It was named after the Commercial Travellers Association of NSW, which supported the hospital for over a century. Nurses working on this ward operate within a team nursing model, collaborating closely with a diverse range of healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, dieticians, child life therapists, and allied health assistants. The role of the Assistant in Nursing assists with patient care and managing and ordering stock, working closesly with Registered Nurses and the Nurse Unit Manager.

What you'll be doing

The Assistant in Nursing (AIN)



role assists in the provision of basic nursing care, working within a plan of care under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) within a team setting. AIN’s are not to be allocated their own patients. AIN’s are not to be assigned patients where one to one therapeutic nursing supervision is prescribed.

The AIN is responsible for assisting in the delivery of quality individualised care to patients at The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN) within the guidelines set by the NSW Department of Health, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Framework, The SCHN – Division of Nursing and within the limits of the AIN position description.

- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
- Demonstrate ethical behaviour in their performance
- Understand and respect patients’ rights.
- Provide evidence of completion of annual mandatory training.
- Practice within the NSW Health guidelines, the position description and guidelines for the SCHN and are required to adhere to Policies and Procedures.
- Adhere to the NSW Health Code of Conduct.

Additional Benefits (where applicable)

- Flexible work opportunities
- Salary packaging and meal entertainment perks
- accrued days off (ADOs)
- fitness passport
- employee assistance program (EAP)

Requirements

- Completion of HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Descriptor Assisting in Nursing Work in Acute Care)
- Demonstrated ability to be an effective team member
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Relevant experience as an Assistant in Nursing in an acute care area
- Demonstrated effective time management skills
- Must be available to work 7 days a week mornings and evenings rotating roster

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📌 Assistant in Nursing - Neuroscience Inpatient Unit (City of Sydney)
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📍 City of Sydney