Enrolled Nurse - Advanced Skill

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

EAP access

Private health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Darling Downs Health is seeking an Enrolled Nurse - Advanced Skill in Toowoomba to deliver person-centred care to older residents within a supportive residential aged care team. You will provide high-quality clinical care, monitor residents, and collaborate with nurses, residents and families to promote safety, dignity and comfort.

Current registration as an Enrolled Nurse (with no medication restrictions) and aged care experience are preferred; flexible work arrangements and professional

Qualifications

• Current registration, or eligibility for registration, as an Enrolled Nurse with no medication restrictions.
• Demonstrated nursing skills and clinical knowledge within an aged care or similar care environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively, communicate effectively and contribute to safe, person-centred care.
• Commitment to professional growth, reflective practice and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Delivering evidence-based nursing care that supports residents' health, wellbeing and quality of life.
• Monitoring changes in residents' conditions and collaborating with the care team to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• Using clinical judgement and digital systems to support safe, effective and person-centred care.
• Encouraging a positive team culture by sharing knowledge, supporting colleagues and contributing to ongoing improvement.

Job description

Join Darling Downs Health as an Enrolled Nurse - Advanced Skill in Toowoomba and help create positive, person-centred experiences for older people. Working within a supportive residential aged care team, you'll use your clinical skills to deliver quality care, build meaningful connections, and contribute to the health, wellbeing and dignity of residents while continuing to grow your nursing career.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As an Enrolled Nurse - Advanced Skill, you'll play an important role in helping older people live with comfort, dignity and confidence. From providing high-quality clinical care to working closely with nurses, residents and families, you'll be part of a team committed to delivering safe, compassionate and personalised care every day.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Delivering evidence-based nursing care that supports residents' health, wellbeing and quality of life.
• Monitoring changes in residents' conditions and collaborating with the care team to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• Using clinical judgement and digital systems to support safe, effective and person-centred care.
• Encouraging a positive team culture by sharing knowledge, supporting colleagues and contributing to ongoing improvement.

Let's talk about you!

You're someone who brings both capability and care to your role. You build trust through compassion, act with integrity, respect the dignity of every person and have the courage to speak up for quality care. You take pride in making a genuine difference for older people and enjoy working with a team that values collaboration, learning and continuous improvement. You're not just here to deliver care, you're here to help create meaningful moments and better outcomes for residents and their families.

Here's What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Current registration, or eligibility for registration, as an Enrolled Nurse with no medication restrictions.
• Demonstrated nursing skills and clinical knowledge within an aged care or similar care environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively, communicate effectively and contribute to safe, person-centred care.
• Commitment to professional growth, reflective practice and continuous improvement.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience administering and monitoring intravenous medications and/or additional experience working in residential aged care settings.

Most importantly, you'll be passionate about supporting older people and delivering care that reflects compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements.
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety.
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways.
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health: www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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