Patient Care Assistant

About the role
Are you a Patient Care Assistant with excellent interpersonal and customer service skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient care

Ringwood Private Hospital is seeking applications from skilled casual Patient Services Assistants.

About us
As one of the leading cancer hospitals in Melbournes outer east Ringwood Private Hospital provides high quality care for patients from diagnosis including all aspects of treatments as well as end of life care.

Ringwood Private Hospital treats patients across a range of specialty areas and offers a wide range of medical and surgical services using contemporary equipment in a theatre setting.

With a focus on providing patients with full-service healthcare Ringwood Private offers a coordinated cancer support services for all patients by a dedicated clinical team.

Your responsibilities will include:

Assist nurses or hospital staff in carrying out patient care duties

Work as part of the health care team; practice in accordance with state legislation and within the designated scope of practice parameters

Assess patients using therapeutic skills

Provide recommendations to specialist treatment programs based on their diagnosis

Answering patient/visitor/customer enquiries

Essential Criteria:

Certificate III/IV (from an approved training provider) in Community and Health Services or other relevant certification or a Bachelor of Nursing student (2nd year acute placement completed)

Excellent ability to plan and prioritise work

Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team

Previous experience as a PSA/AIN desired

Excellent communication and customer service skills

Works well independently and within a team

Basic computer skills

Why Healthscope
When you join Healthscope you become part of ourCommunity of Care.
Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role every dayour people make a differenceto the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive memorable experiences alongside our quality care in every moment of every day.

As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia our sites are supported by our central Support Office enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for. Healthscope opens the door to endless opportunities for our people giving them the flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development and education and support our people to grow and flourish securely.

We pride ourselves on working withtalented passionate and caringpeople to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.
While our hospital network is vast Healthscope is a family. We support each other we share learnings celebrate successes and face challengestogether.

Come and be the difference in our patients lives.

More Information:Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check a current Working with Childrens check and proof of immunity to specific infection diseases prior to appointment. Evidence of Covid-19 vaccination status is essential.

Applications close:Friday 23^rd October 2025

For further enquiries:Fiona Corbet Director of Nursing Email:

To Apply:Please click on the Apply button to be taken to our online application form. Pleaseinclude a cover letterandyour CValong with the contact details of2 professional through agencies need not apply.