Nursing - Aged Care - Baptistcare

Baptcare; Kerang; On-site; AUD 59,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP salary packaging up to $18,550

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

BaptistCare Northaven Community in Kerang seeks a skilled Registered Nurse to deliver safe, person-centred clinical care and lead the care team. This full-time max-term role emphasizes clinical leadership and strong connections with residents and families.

You’ll support ongoing professional development, maintain clinical governance, and work within a values-driven team. AHPRA RN registration is essential, with training and wellbeing support provided.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (no conditions or undertakings).
• Experience in aged care or with elderly people (highly regarded but not essential).
• Confident clinical leadership — guides a care team and upholds standards.
• Strong communicator — clear, respectful, and consistent with residents, families, and staff.
• Comfortable with basic computer literacy, including Word and Excel.
• National Police Check (or willingness to obtain).
• Worker screening as required (NDIS WWCC).
• Proof of working rights in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality clinical care that keeps residents’ health, wellbeing, and dignity at the centre.
• Lead and support care staff, ensuring practice is within scope and standards are upheld.
• Maintain clear, respectful communication with residents, families, and colleagues.
• Ensure safe and compliant medication management.
• Contribute actively to continuous improvement and clinical governance.
• Maintain your own professional development and currency within your scope of practice.

Skills

AHPRA RN registration

Aged care experience

Clinical leadership

Communication

Basic computer literacy

Education

Registered Nurse qualification (RN)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

You trained to make a real difference. Are you actually getting the chance to?

In a busy acute setting, it’s easy to feel like you’re moving patients through a system rather than caring for people. Aged care is different — and Baptistcare is different again.

At our residential aged care home in Kerang, you’ll know your residents by name, build genuine relationships, and have the time and support to deliver care the way it should be done. If you’re looking for a role where your clinical skills and your values are equally valued, this is it.

WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE DIFFERENT

• $42.66 – $56.91 per hour, plus NFP salary packaging up to $18,550 — one of the most competitive take-home packages in the sector.
• Part-time hours across weekdays and weekends — genuine work-life balance built into the role.
• A care team that backs you — strong values, a supportive environment, and real clinical leadership opportunities.
• Ongoing training and professional development — your growth matters here.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) — wellbeing support when you need it.

THE ROLE

As a full-time max-term (12-months) Registered Nurse at Baptistcare Northaven Community, you’ll provide safe, high-quality, person-centred clinical care while leading and supporting the care team around you. This is a role with real clinical responsibility and real human connection.

• Deliver safe, high-quality clinical care that keeps residents’ health, wellbeing, and dignity at the centre
• Lead and support care staff, ensuring practice is within scope and standards are upheld
• Maintain clear, respectful communication with residents, families, and colleagues
• Ensure safe and compliant medication management
• Contribute actively to continuous improvement and clinical governance
• Maintain your own professional development and currency within your scope of practice

ABOUT YOU

You don’t need a long history in aged care to thrive here — you need solid clinical foundations, a person-centred mindset, and the drive to lead well.

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (no conditions or undertakings)
• Experience in aged care or with elderly people (highly regarded but not essential)
• Confident clinical leadership — you’re comfortable guiding a care team and holding the standard
• Strong communicator — clear, respectful, and consistent with residents, families, and staff
• Comfortable with basic computer literacy, including Microsoft Word and Excel
• National Police Check (or willingness to obtain)
• Relevant worker screening as required (NDIS Worker Screening Check / WWCC where applicable)
• Proof of working rights in Australia

ABOUT BAPTISTCARE

BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.

We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.

That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.

BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all.

READY TO PUT YOUR SKILLS WHERE THEY MATTER MOST?

Questions about the role? Reach out to Mitchell Kitanovski at [e-mail]