Clinical Nurse - Relocate to Yeppoon

BlueCare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900 per año

Relocation assistance up to $7,500*

12 weeks paid parental leave

Job summary

BlueCare is seeking a Clinical Nurse at Yeppoon to lead a dedicated clinical and care team. You will mentor staff, influence resident outcomes and deliver high-quality, person-centred care in a leadership capacity within the Capricorn Aged Care Facility.

You will bring 3+ years as a Registered Nurse, with aged care knowledge and strong clinical governance. Relocation support and salary packaging enhance the role, with a focus on work-life balance on the Queensland coast.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years' experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Aged care experience highly regarded.
• Knowledge of aged care quality standards and clinical governance.
• IPC Lead training or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor clinical and care teams to deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred care.
• Provide expert clinical guidance and support complex decision-making.
• Complete clinical assessments and oversee care planning and reviews.
• Champion infection prevention and control practices.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and contribute to resident outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical nursing

Mentoring

Clinical decision-making

IPC Lead training

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

Clinical Nurse | BlueCare | Yeppoon QLD 4703

Lead with purpose. Live by the coast. Grow your nursing career.

Permanent Full Time | Monday to Friday

Capricorn Aged Care Facility | Yeppoon QLD

$117,402 to $119,927 per year + 12% Super + Salary Packaging

Looking for a leadership role where you can make a real difference while enjoying an enviable coastal lifestyle?

Join BlueCare as a Clinical Nurse and use your expertise to influence resident outcomes, mentor and support your team, and lead the delivery of exceptional aged care. Located in beautiful Yeppoon, this is an opportunity to build your career with one of Australia's most trusted not-for-profit care providers while enjoying more work-life balance.

Why you'll love this role

• Permanent full-time role, Monday to Friday
• Up to $119,927 per annum + 12% Super
• Increase your take-home pay with Not-for-Profit salary packaging
• Relocation and rental assistance of up to $7,500*
• Lead and mentor a dedicated clinical and care team
• Enjoy the relaxed lifestyle of Queensland's Capricorn Coast
• 12 weeks paid parental leave plus additional family-friendly benefits
• Access employee discounts, wellbeing programs and career development opportunities
• Build your career with a large, stable and values-driven organisation
• *Available to eligible candidates relocating from more than 250km away.

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

At BlueCare, we believe great care starts with great relationships.

As our Clinical Nurse, you'll have the opportunity to positively influence the lives of residents, support their families, and help your team deliver the kind of care you'd want for your own loved ones.

This is more than a clinical leadership role. It's a chance to be part of a supportive team that values your expertise, encourages your growth and recognises the impact you make every day.

About the role

As a Clinical Nurse, you'll work closely with the Residential Service Manager and broader care team to deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred care.

You'll be a trusted clinical leader within the home, providing guidance, mentoring and support while helping to drive positive outcomes for residents.

In this role, you'll:

• Lead and support the delivery of safe, high-quality, person-centred care
• Provide expert clinical guidance and support complex clinical decision-making
• Complete clinical assessments and oversee care planning and reviews
• Mentor, coach and support nursing and care teams
• Champion infection prevention and control practices
• Build positive relationships with residents, families and healthcare professionals
• Support quality improvement, clinical governance and compliance activities
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and contribute to positive resident outcomes

Role Requirements

We're looking for someone who can bring clinical expertise, leadership capability and a commitment to person-centred care.

You’ll have:

• Minimum three years' experience as a Registered Nurse
• Previous aged care experience highly regarded
• Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking and decision-making skills
• Experience supporting people with complex care needs, including dementia and palliative care
• Experience mentoring and supporting multidisciplinary teams
• Knowledge of aged care quality standards, clinical governance and funding requirements
• IPC Lead training, or willingness to obtain
• Ability to satisfy all relevant probity and screening requirements, including NDIS Worker Screening

Why Yeppoon?

Enjoy the benefits of living and working in Yeppoon, with beautiful beaches, a welcoming community, shorter commutes and easy access to the Southern Great Barrier Reef.

Whether you're looking for a sea change, more balance outside of work, or the opportunity to raise a family in a relaxed coastal community, Yeppoon offers an enviable Queensland lifestyle.

Questions before you apply?

We'd love to hear from you.

Whether you're considering relocating, already live locally, or would simply like to learn more about the role and team, please feel free to reach out for a confidential conversation.

Ready to make a difference?

We warmly encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people living with disability, and people of all genders and identities.

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.