Health Care Worker

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• Permanent, part time role working 24 hours per week
• Make a meaningful impact supporting patients, their families and carers
• Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About Ward 8 South 

Ward 8 South is a twenty-four-bed specialist palliative care inpatient unit funded via the Department of Health and Human Services (sub–acute). The unit aligns with The Victorian Department of Health Victoria’s end of life and palliative care framework- 2016 in addition all other relevant state and national standards. The unit aims to achieve Level 3 designation in the Palliative Care Service Capability Framework within the life of the policy which requires the capacity to provide complex pain and symptom management in addition to holistic, person-centred care from point of diagnosis through to bereavement for patients and their carers, research, and education.  

About the role 

As the Health Care Worker (HCW), you will work as a member of the health care team, assisting the registered and enrolled nurses to provide delegated aspects of patient care. Elements of direct and indirect patient care will be delegated in accordance with the professional judgement of the supervising registered nurse and in accordance with the level of achieved educational preparation and assessed competence of the individual HCW.  

A regular day will see you:

• Contribute to positive patient outcomes by ensuring all elements of delegated work is completed
• Participate in delegated aspects of care to assist activities of daily living for selected patients
• Ensure patient privacy and dignity is maintained at all times
• Communicate effectively with patients, families and the interdisciplinary team

About you 

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Hold a Certificate III Health Assistant (Nursing) – Commenced after January 2013
• A willingness to contribute to quality patient care
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, including an ability to communicate effectively with other staff, patients and families

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Kylie Johnson, Nurse Unit Manager at Kylie.Johnson@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Tuesday 28 April 2026