Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Assist In Nursing
Remuneration: 65150.16 - 71479.42 full-time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ676455
Location: Westmead
Applications Close: Midnight on 16 July 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Pamela Doherty on [email protected]
At the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, every role helps children and young people live their healthiest lives.
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.
Assistant in Nursing (AIN) – Complex Medical Inpatient Unit & Long Term Ventilation
Be part of an Australian first service transforming the way children with complex medical needs receive care. The Complex Medical Inpatient Unit (CMIPU) is a purpose built 21 bed unit opening on Level 13 of the Wattle Building in May 2026, designed to support children who require frequent admissions, long term care and highly coordinated support. A key feature of the Unit is Long Term Ventilation (LTV) The LTV provides specialised care for children who require long term ventilation via a tracheostomy. This service offers comprehensive clinical support, education and continuity of care for children and their families as they navigate the complexities of long term respiratory support.
As an AIN, you will play an essential role in supporting these children and contributing to a stable, nurturing environment.
Your Role as an AIN Working under the supervision of Registered Nurses, you will:
• Provide safe, compassionate and developmentally appropriate care
• Support children who rely on long term ventilation and other complex medical needs
• Assist with daily care activities, therapeutic routines and comfort measures
• Build strong, trusting relationships with children and families
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless, integrated care
Who We Care For Our patients range from birth to 18 years and present with a wide variety of conditions, including:
• General medical, respiratory and sleep conditions
• Complex medical diagnoses and co morbidities
• Feeding and growth challenges
• Genetic conditions and disabilities
• Airway and respiratory support needs, including long term ventilation
For many families, the LTV becomes a consistent home base during prolonged hospital stays, offering stability, continuity and a team who truly understands their child’s long term needs.
Why Join Us?
• Be part of a groundbreaking model of paediatric care
• Develop advanced skills in complex and long term ventilation care
• Work within a supportive, passionate and highly skilled team
• Access ongoing education and development from Clinical Nurse Educators
• Make a meaningful, lasting impact on children and families
If you’re an AIN who is passionate about complex care, family centred practice and working alongside RNs to support children with significant medical needs, we would love to welcome you to our team.
What you'll be doing
To provide care for stable long term ventilated patients during their transition to the community and during acute remissions, under the guidance and direction of the Registered Nurse.
Additional Benefits (where applicable): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)
How to Apply:
Click ‘Apply Online’ and submit your application including:
- Completion of HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Descriptor Assisting in Nursing Work in Acute Care).
- Previous recent experience as an Assistant in Nursing or in a similar role caring for children and families.
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to be an effective team member.
- Capacity to work a 7 day rotating roster including night shifts, public holidays and reasonable overtime.
