Northern NSW Local Health District
Reference number REQ641069 Occupation Assistant In Nursing Work type Flexibility available Location Lismore & Far North Coast Salary Information $53399.55 - $58591.32 Closing date 03 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Make a new start in your career and life. Join a welcoming, supportive healthcare community, with professional development opportunities + more!
Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Assist In Nursing
Remuneration: $53,399.55 - $58,591.32 per annum, pro rata
Requisition ID: REQ641069
About the role Kamala Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit is seeking AINs to join the team in Lismore. The Assistant in Nursing provides direct and indirect patient care in accordance with the nursing care plan and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, including assisting with patient care interventions as directed and maintaining accurate health care documentation as required within NNSW Mental Health Units.
Working as an integral part of the team we will provide you with training, professional development and support in the role of caring for people with lived experience of mental illness and other cognitive impairments. Mental Health Units provide a safe and inclusive environment that operate under the recovery orientated principles, least restrictive care guidelines and being trauma informed in our application to practice.
About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)
We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.
If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.
You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.
Relocating to the region?
The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Join our team and you’ll enjoy:
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Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
* Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
* Growth – access to professional and personal development
* Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
* Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
Need more information?
about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Jennifer Cant on Jennifer.Cant@health.nsw.gov.au
Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.
Applications Close: 03 March 2026
NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.
NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.
For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.
To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au.
This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_01.
You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.
This recruitment may be used to fill future positions for permanent, temporary and casual positions.
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