Personal Care Assistant
Casual positions
Malvern
We’re building for the better!
By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.
At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.
Join the Cabrini Casual Bank team and enjoy flexible work while making a meaningful difference to patient care.
We are seeking compassionate, reliable and adaptable Personal Care Assistants (PCAs) to support our nursing teams across a range of acute inpatient specialties.
As part of our flexible Bank workforce, you'll have the opportunity to work across various clinical areas with shifts available across AM, PM and Night Duty, including evening shifts such as 4:00 pm–12:00 am and 6:00 pm–2:00 am.
Working alongside nursing staff, you will help deliver safe, high-quality patient care by assisting with:
Personal care including hygiene, dressing, feeding and toileting
Patient mobility, transfers and manual handling
Patient observation and routine care
Maintaining a safe and organised ward environment
Supporting patient flow and ward operations
Providing compassionate, patient-centred care within multidisciplinary teams
You are caring, flexible and enjoy working in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
Essential:
Certificate III in Health Services Assistance, Individual Support or equivalent; or
Current Nursing Student (Year 2 or above) with completed acute clinical placement
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work across a variety of clinical areas
Understanding of patient dignity, confidentiality and safe care principles
Availability to work a 24/7 roster
Desirable:
Acute hospital experience
Experience across multiple specialties
Knowledge of infection prevention and manual handling
Experience using electronic hospital systems
Flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle
Gain experience across a range of specialties
Supportive and collaborative team environment
Opportunity to build your acute care skills
Meaningful work in a leading private healthcare organisation
Successful applicants will be required to provide:
National Police Check
Working with Children Check
Evidence of immunisation compliance
Australian working rights
Evidence of qualifications and/or clinical placement
or contact Cassie Rudd-Schmidt - Clinical Operations Coordinator on 9508 1907
If you're passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and enjoy the variety that Casual Bank work offers, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect
MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.
