Nursing Support Worker

Blossoming Support Service provides structured, person-centred support to clients with varying care needs.

We are seeking an experienced Nursing Support Worker to assist nursing and care professionals in delivering safe and high-quality care. The successful applicant will work within their qualifications and delegated authority and under the direction or supervision of appropriately qualified nursing or healthcare personnel.

Main duties

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

• Assisting nursing and care staff with the delivery of individual care plans;
• Supporting clients with personal hygiene, dressing, grooming, toileting and continence care;
• Assisting with mobility, transfers, repositioning and pressure-injury prevention;
• Taking and recording basic observations, such as temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure or weight, where trained and authorised;
• Monitoring clients and reporting changes in physical condition, behaviour, mental state or general wellbeing to the supervising nurse or manager;
• Assisting clients with meals, feeding, nutrition and hydration;
• Supporting prescribed exercises and rehabilitation activities under appropriate direction;
• Preparing, cleaning and storing care equipment in accordance with infection-control procedures;
• Assisting with medication support only within the employee’s qualifications, training and delegated authority;
• Following clinical instructions, risk assessments and health-management plans;
• Applying infection-prevention, manual-handling and workplace health and safety procedures;
• Maintaining accurate progress notes, observation records, incident reports and handover documentation;
• Responding appropriately to incidents and emergencies and escalating concerns promptly;
• Supporting clients and families with respectful communication and emotional reassurance;
• Maintaining client privacy, dignity, confidentiality and cultural safety; and
• Participating in training, clinical handovers, care reviews and quality-improvement activities.

Qualifications and experience

Applicants should have:

• Certificate III in Health Services Assistance, Individual Support, Aged Care, Disability or another relevant qualification;
• At least one year of relevant experience as a nursing support worker, assistant in nursing, personal care worker or similar;
• Experience working under the direction or supervision of nursing or healthcare professionals;
• Knowledge of basic clinical observations, personal care, infection control and manual handling;
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates;
• Current National Police Check;
• NDIS Worker Screening Check where required;
• Strong observational, communication and documentation skills;
• The ability to recognise and escalate health and safety concerns;
• The ability to work within professional boundaries and delegated authority; and
• A valid Australian driver licence where travel between client locations is required.

Availability to work on a rotating roster, including evenings, weekends and public holidays, may be required.