Nurse Practitioner - Aged Care Lead (Manly) - Benefits

Uniting; Manly; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP salary packaging

Fitness Passport

U rewards program

Employee Referral Program - $500 bonus

Purchase of additional leave

Supportive work environment

Job summary

Uniting is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to deliver advanced, person-centred care to older adults in Residential Aged Care and Home & Community Care, leading clinical governance and mentoring nursing staff.

You will work within multidisciplinary teams to manage chronic diseases, preventative care, and complex conditions, focusing on safe, compassionate care and quality improvement across services.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration, endorsed as Nurse Practitioner or working towards it.
• Eligibility for Medicare benefits scheme and access to pharmaceutical benefits scheme.
• Professional Indemnity Insurance.
• Current Class C driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Maintain competence to practice in accordance with NMBA standards and guidelines.
• Ensure integration and collaboration across Uniting programs to deliver seamless services.
• Develop and promote positive relations with patients, nursing peers, medical practitioners, allied health and community.
• Ensure nursing compliance with federal/state legislation, nursing competency standards, policies and procedures.
• Contribute to staff and patient safety systems that meet contemporary clinical standards and WHS requirements.
• Consumer case management within own scope of practice.
• Provide management of long-term conditions / chronic disease management in line with national guidelines.
• Assess and manage various wounds, coordinating with other healthcare professionals when necessary.
• Oversee monitoring of psychotropic medications; minimise restrictive practice where appropriate.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner endorsement

AHPRA registration

Medicare eligibility

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Driver's license

Job description

Uniting is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to deliver advanced, person-centred care to older adults in Residential Aged Care and Home & Community Care, leading clinical governance and mentoring nursing staff.

You will work within multidisciplinary teams to manage chronic diseases, preventative care, and complex conditions, focusing on safe, compassionate care and quality improvement across services.