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Personal Care Assistant – Palliative and Supportive CareCabrini Health • Melbourne, AU
Personal Care Assistant – Palliative and Supportive Care

Personal Care Assistant – Palliative and Supportive Care

Cabrini Health • Melbourne, AU
6 days ago
Job description

Personal Care Assistant - Palliative and Supportive Care
Permanent Part-Time Cabrini 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.

About the Role

We’re seeking a compassionate and dedicated Personal Care Assistant (PCA) to join our Palliative and Supportive Care team at Cabrini Malvern. In this role, you’ll work closely with our nursing staff to provide safe, respectful, and high-quality care to patients and their families during a critical time in their health journey. As a PCA, you will support the delivery of clinical care under the supervision of registered nurses. This role requires flexibility, with shifts scheduled across mornings, afternoons, weekends, and public holidays as part of a rotating roster.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide personal care and support as directed by the registered nurse
  • Monitor and report changes in patient condition
  • Assist with maintaining a clean and comfortable patient environment
  • Respond to patient and family enquiries, escalating as appropriate
  • Uphold patient privacy, dignity, and cultural sensitivities

About You

  • A qualification in Health Services Assistance or equivalent (as outlined in the position description)
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • A collaborative mindset and ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
  • Professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive situations
  • Previous experience in an acute hospital setting (highly regarded)

What we offer

  • Salary packaging: up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits
  • Convenience: Vibrant Malvern location, close to local shops, cafes and public transport
  • Travel Perks: Myki Commuter discounted fares
  • A commitment to health and well-being initiatives including discounted access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
  • Access to a range of retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services

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.

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