Clinical Care Partner

Family and Disability Services; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 76,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Employee discounts

12 weeks parental leave

Diversity and inclusive leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

BlueCare, part of the UnitingCare Family, is seeking a Clinical Care Partner to provide community-based nursing and allied health support in Dicky Beach and surrounding areas. The role focuses on assessing complex client needs, creating care plans, coordinating services, and ensuring safe, person-centred care across transitions.

The position requires current AHPRA registration, a valid Australian driver's license, and a roadworthy vehicle.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health professional with current AHPRA registration
• Current Australian Driver's Licence
• Roadworthy and insured vehicle for work
• Clinical experience in community-based care
• Knowledge of aged care legislative, regulatory and quality requirements
• Strong communication and organisational skills

Responsibilities

• Assess complex client needs and develop individualised care plans
• Coordinate services and care transitions with clients and multidisciplinary teams
• Manage client care budgets and funding
• Monitor changing needs and clinical deterioration with escalation and follow-up
• Review care plans, services and outcomes
• Support clients to navigate the care system and access services

Skills

Clinical hours

Communication

Organisational skills

Autonomy

Collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse with AHPRA

Job description

Clinical Care Partner | BlueCare | Community Service

Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

Location: Dicky Beach & Surrounding Areas

Remuneration: $55.23-$57.05 p/hr + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (increases your take home pay) + Allowances + Travel Reimbursement (KM's) + Employee Discounts

Classification: QRN1.5 - QRN1.7 determined by demonstrated clinical hours and experience

A career that puts you at the heart of it all.

At BlueCare, you'll be part of a team making a meaningful difference every day, supporting people to live life their way.

About the role:

• Assessing complex client needs and developing and reviewing individualised care plans
• Coordinating services and care transitions with clients, families and multidisciplinary teams
• Managing client care budgets and available funding
• Monitoring changing needs and clinical deterioration, ensuring appropriate escalation and follow-up
• Reviewing care plans, services and outcomes
• Supporting clients to navigate the care system and access appropriate services

With no two days ever the same, you'll spend the majority of your day on the road engaging with clients in the community.

We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success. Come join one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.

Role requirements:

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health professional with current AHPRA registration - Essential
• Current Australian Driver's Licence - Essential
• Roadworthy and insured (Third Party Property minimum) vehicle for work - Essential
• Clinical experience and sound knowledge of client-centred, community-based care
• Experience and knowledge of Community Funding streams and programs
• Ability to collaborate with clinical and care teams to coordinate care and exercise professional judgement
• Knowledge of relevant aged care legislative, regulatory and quality requirements
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously
• Ability to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies - Essential

Employee Benefits:

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we'd love you to be too

Joining the state's largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
• Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple -everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [e-mail]

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every pers