Newcastle & District Nursing Service

07/07/2025

🌿 Celebrating 50 Years of NAIDOC Week 🌿

This week marks 50 years of NAIDOC Week – a powerful celebration of the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

At NDNS, we’re proud to stand in solidarity and celebration. Our team is wearing specially designed NAIDOC lanyards to honour this year’s theme and to show our support and respect.

NAIDOC Week is not just a time of reflection, but a time of recognition and action. Let’s all take a moment to listen, learn, and celebrate the oldest continuing culture on Earth.

28/05/2025

🌿 National Reconciliation Week | 26 May – 3 June 2025 🌿

This week, NDNS proudly acknowledges National Reconciliation Week, a time for all Australians to reflect on our shared history and the journey toward healing and unity.

This year's theme reminds us that reconciliation is everyone's business — and we all have a role to play in building respectful relationships and creating a fair and inclusive future.

At NDNS, we are committed to walking alongside our First Nations clients, staff, and communities with empathy, cultural awareness, and respect. We continue to listen, learn, and support actions that foster genuine reconciliation in all areas of our work.

We encourage everyone in our community to take a moment to learn about the significance of this week and explore how you can be part of the change.

Use the links below to learn more and discover ways to get involved:

https://www.reconciliation.org.au/bridging-now-to-next-nrw-2025/
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/reconciliation/what-is-reconciliation/

Let’s move forward together.

At its heart, reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples, for the benefit of all Australians. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]

12/05/2025

Happy International Nurses Day to all the nurses and our community care staff.

Today, we celebrate the nurses who bring compassion, care, and comfort directly into our neighborhoods and homes. Your work often happens quietly, but its impact is powerful and lasting.

From managing chronic conditions to offering a listening ear — thank you for being a lifeline in our communities.

We see you. We appreciate you. We thank you.

27/04/2025

Looking back over the weekend, 🌅 It was a beautiful and moving tribute to all who have served and sacrificed.

24/04/2025

Lest We Forget.

This Anzac Day, we pause to remember and honour the brave men and women who have served—and continue to serve—our country with courage and sacrifice.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.

This powerful line from the Ode of Remembrance, taken from Laurence Binyon’s poem For the Fallen, is recited each Anzac Day to ensure the legacy of those who gave everything will never be forgotten.

We are proud to support and care for our Veteran community every day, providing dedicated nursing services with the dignity and respect they deserve.

A special thank you to our amazing NDNS nurses—Jess, Jade and Tess—who represented us at the dawn services in both Newcastle and Taree by laying wreaths in honour of our fallen heroes.

23/04/2025

A New Chapter for NDNS
After many successful years serving the community from our base in Shortland, NDNS is pleased to announce our relocation to Cardiff.

This marks an exciting new chapter for our organisation, and while the coming days will be a busy transition period, we look forward to settling into our new premises and continuing to deliver the highest level of care and service to our clients.

We extend our sincere thanks to the Shortland community for their support over the years, and we look forward to welcoming both clients and staff to our new Cardiff office.

16/04/2025

🐰🌸 Happy Easter from all of us at NDNS!🌸🐰

Wishing you a joyful and relaxing Easter weekend with your loved ones.

Please note: Our office will be closed from Friday, April 18 to Monday, April 21 in observance of the public holidays.

We will reopen on Tuesday, April 22.

Enjoy the break, and we look forward to assisting you when we return!🐣

20/03/2025

Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds.
It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.

You can wear orange to show your support - Today Our Workers are wearing an orange Ribbon.

Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds.

21/02/2025

We are seeking Qualified AINs for our Lake Macquarie (Belmont Area) Clients

NDNS have been providing optimal, holistic care and support services for more than 40 years within the community, within both the aged and disability sectors. We promote the health and independence of our clients by offering a range of clinical, personal care, medication management, domestic/cleaning and community access services within their own homes, with a strong focus on medical, health and overall well-being.

What will you do:
• Provide personal care and support to individuals in their own home, including assistance with showering, dressing and bathing.
• Medication assistance
• Food preparation
• General welfare checks
• Assistance with activities (medical appointments, allied health, etc)
• Transport to and from medical appointments and social outings
• Supporting people with complex medical needs

To be successful in this role you will need:
• Minimum Cert III in Aged Care, Disability, Individual Support or similar
• Current Criminal History Check (or willing to obtain)
• Working with Children's Check (or willing to obtain)
• NDIS Worker Screen (or willing to obtain)
• Current Senior First Aid and CPR
• Current drivers licence & own reliable car, with insurance

To apply please send through your resume to belinda.howard@ndns.com.au

Or apply online

Is it time for a change? Start a new career with a reputable Community Care provider in the Newcastle Area - Apply at NDNS today!

24/12/2024

Position Available - APPLY NOW and be part of our team in 2025.

24/12/2024

🎄 **Holiday Office Closure Announcement** 🎄

Dear valued clients, staff and allied health professionals

Please be advised that our office will be closing at 2pm on Tuesday, December 24th and will reopen at 9am on Thursday, January 2nd.

During this closure, our After Hours service will still be available for any urgent needs.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our clients, staff, and their families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎉🎅 May this festive season bring you joy, peace, and good health.

Thank you for your continued support throughout the year! ❤️

20/12/2024

We are currently looking for Domestic Assistants (Home Care Cleaners)
Newcastle, Pelican, Caves Beach, Swansea, Eleebana and Warners Bay areas

Please see below link for more information or please send a resume to Belinda.howard@NDNS.com.au