Nurse Mentor Aged Care | Cairns QLD

TR3 Recruitment; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TR3 Recruitment invites applications for an experienced Nurse Mentor to lead a residential aged care team in Cairns, QLD. This full-time role focuses on mentoring, resident care and clinical outcomes with Monday–Friday day/afternoon shifts, no weekends.

Relocation support may be available for the right candidate. You will require unrestricted Div 1 RN registration with AHPRA, strong clinical leadership skills, and the ability to mentor RNs, ENs and PCWs to deliver high-quality, person-centred

Qualifications

• Clinical leadership or mentoring experience in residential aged care.
• Experience as a Nurse Mentor, Clinical Care Coordinator, Care Manager, Clinical Nurse or Senior RN.
• Knowledge of aged care assessments, care planning, AN-ACC and compliance.
• Strong mentoring skills across RNs, ENs and PCWs.
• Strong communication, clinical judgement and interpersonal skills.
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance and Police Check.
• Mondays–Fridays afternoons and must reside within 30 minutes of the facility, or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and support the clinical team to achieve resident-centred care and clinical outcomes.
• Provide clinical leadership and guidance during afternoon shifts.
• Oversee assessments, care planning and documentation.
• Support AN-ACC, referrals and compliance requirements.
• Liaise with GPs, allied health, hospitals and families.
• Lead clinical handovers and team communication.
• Identify and support clinical improvement opportunities.
• Promote a positive clinical culture through role modelling.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Clinical judgement

NDIS Worker Screening

Police Check

Tools

AN-ACC knowledge

Job description

As an experienced Nurse Mentor, you will play a key role in supporting and developing a dedicated clinical team while ensuring residents receive the highest standard of person-centred care within this welcoming 75-bed aged care facility in the Cairns QLD area. This is a hands-on clinical leadership role focused on mentoring, supporting and developing the team, with a strong focus on resident care and clinical outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse who enjoys coaching and supporting others and is looking to take the next step in their clinical leadership career with one of Australia's fastest-growing aged care providers.

If you are considering relocating to Brisbane for family, lifestyle or career opportunities, relocation support may be available for the right candidate. YOU | You will hold current, unrestricted Div 1 Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA and have experience providing clinical leadership or mentoring within an aged care setting. Whether you are currently working as a Nurse Mentor, Clinical Care Coordinator, Care Manager, Clinical Nurse, Senior Registered Nurse or Team Leader, you will bring strong clinical judgement, a resident-centred approach and a genuine passion for developing others.

• Clinical leadership or mentoring experience in residential aged care
• Experience as a Nurse Mentor, Clinical Care Coordinator, Care Manager, Clinical Nurse or Senior RN
• Knowledge of aged care assessments, care planning, AN-ACC and compliance
• Strong mentoring skills across RNs, ENs and PCWs
• Strong communication, clinical judgement and interpersonal skills
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance and Police Check
• Monday–Friday afternoons and must reside within 30 minutes of the facility, or willing to relocate

THE ROLE

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of Australia's fastest-growing aged care providers in a full-time Nurse Mentor position based in Cairns Working Monday to Friday Day and afternoon shifts, no weekends, you will provide dedicated clinical leadership and mentoring support to the clinical team, while maintaining a strong focus on resident wellbeing, care and clinical outcomes. Reporting to the

General Manager, with ongoing support from the Clinical Care Manager, you will act as a senior clinical resource for the afternoon shift team. The role is focused solely on clinical leadership, mentoring and supporting staff, and ensuring residents receive high-quality, person-centred care. Importantly, this is not a rostering, administration or staff-cover position.

The focus is on clinical leadership, mentoring and resident care. Key responsibilities include:

• Mentor and support RNs, ENs and PCWs
• Provide clinical leadership and guidance
• Support complex clinical care and resident escalations
• Oversee assessments, care planning and documentationSupport AN-ACC, referrals and compliance requirements
• Liaise with GPs, allied health, hospitals and families
• Lead clinical handovers and team communication
• Identify and support clinical improvement opportunities
• Promote a positive clinical culture through role modelling

THE CLIENT

Our client is a highly respected aged care provider with more than 30 years of experience delivering quality aged care services. A trusted provider in South Australia since 1984, they operate several facilities across Adelaide and continue to grow through a strong commitment to resident-centred care, multidisciplinary collaboration and continuous improvement. Their vision is to be a best-in-class aged care provider across multiple states, delivering exceptional care, supporting their people and creating positive outcomes for residents, families and the wider community.