Clinical Nurse

BlueCare; Caboolture; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Staff discounts

Parental leave

Job summary

BlueCare invites applications for a Clinical Nurse in Community Services based in Morayfield. You will oversee service portfolios, lead frontline clinical teams, guide care planning, and ensure high-quality nursing care is delivered in clients’ homes.

The role emphasises person-centred care, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and maintaining independence for clients within the community. AHPRA registration and nursing experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing is required.
• Current AHPRA registration is essential.
• Extensive general nursing experience in acute/aged care.
• Ability to liaise with care team and provide coordinated care.
• Leadership and mentorship to junior staff are desirable.
• Community nursing experience and knowledge of community funding is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, monitor and review care plans.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of residents.
• Assist with orientation and ongoing professional development of staff.
• Support in ensuring the service meets accreditation standards.

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

AHPRA registration

Job description

Clinical Nurse | BlueCare | Community Service | Morayfield

Be part of our expanding clinical workforce supporting our commitment to delivering high quality care

6 Month Fixed Term full time opportunity available in Morayfield

$59.43-$60.70 per hour + 12% super + not for profit salary packaging benefits + Staff discounts

Make a Difference Every Day: Join us as Clinical Nurse in Community Services.

BlueCare has embarked on an exciting transformation to strengthen the provision of quality nursing care in the community setting. Being partour clinical nurse team within community services supporting client care within our neighbourhood structure.

With a dedicated focus onproviding nursing care and leadership, support and guidance to other care staff in the provision of quality care based on assessed client needs that promotes quality of life and enhances the ability of individuals to maintain their independence and remain within their home in the community.

Your part in our Clinical Team

As ourClinical Nurse,you will be allocated a service portfolio and have the opportunity to lead and inspire the frontline clinical team through the provision of guidance and mentorship. The role will hone into your effective decision making and clinical experience where you will provide exceptional care whilst responding to clinical nursing issues and concerns.

With our clients’ wellbeing always in mind, you’ll review client care and care plans promoting independence & quality of life, making a real difference to the quality of care we deliver. This includes:

• Development, implementation, monitoring and review of care plans
• Comprehensive and accurate assessment of residents
• Assisting with the orientation of new staff and ongoing professional development
• Support in ensuring the service meets all accreditation standards

What makes a difference for us?

You will be an experienced clinician, with considerable experience within an acute or aged care environment. You’ll be an advocate for person-centred care, leading by example through exceptional communication and customer service. You’ll present with:

• Bachelor of Nursing, or equivalent qualification
• Current AHPRA registration
• Extensive general nursing experience and demonstrated skills reflective of clinical experience.
• Ability to liaise with the care team and to provide co-ordinated care
• Confidence to manage conflict, pressures and competing priorities
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team with ability to provide leadership, support and mentorship to other team members
• Previous community nursing experience and knowledge in community funding is highly desirable

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 opportunitieswith 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 ofBlueCare, 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 iswelcome 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 **************@ucareqld.com.au

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.