Registered Nurse

Uniting; Goobarragandra; On-site; AUD 4,408,000 - 7,439,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Above‑award pay up to $54.19/hr

$250 Employee Referral bonus

Work‑life balance with flexible shifts

Career development opportunities and领导

Job summary

Uniting Tumut is seeking a registered nurse to provide clinical leadership in our dementia-friendly aged care home in Tumut, NSW. The role focuses on developing, delivering, and evaluating resident care plans to meet individual needs.

You will lead clinical services, perform sharp assessments, and build strong relationships with residents and families. The role offers above‑award pay rates up to $54.19 per hour, leadership development, and a supportive multi‑disciplinary team, with flexible

Qualifications

• Nursing degree with current AHPRA registration.
• Experience in aged or community care or willingness to start in aged care.
• Commitment to contemporary aged care nursing practice.

Responsibilities

• You will be a clinical leader in the service, and you will develop, deliver and evaluate resident care plans to meet the individual needs of our residents.
• You’ll need sharp clinical assessment skills and will take the lead in providing clinical services.
• Get to know each resident and become a fundamental part of their life.
• Play an important role in making sure the care provided meets residents’ individual goals.
• You’ll liaise with medical and allied health professionals and residents’ family members to advocate for clients’ quality of life.
• Supervise and support our Personal Care Workers
• Practice in a holistic way, using your critical decision‑making skills to lead the team.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

• Part‑time, permanent position with stable shifts to suit your hours
• Development/leadership opportunities; supportive multi-disciplinary team

Registered Nurse

• Located in Tumut, NSW
• Part‑time, permanent position with stable shifts to suit your hours
• Development/leadership opportunities; supportive multi-disciplinary team

About Uniting Tumut

With four separate households, each with between 15 and 24 residents, including a Memory Support Unit for people living with dementia, Uniting Tumut is a welcoming and compassionate home with carers who often make a deep and lasting connection with residents.

Our Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinators ensure that the community is thriving and doing meaningful and enjoyable activities.

What you’ll be doing in this role

• You will be a clinical leader in the service, and you will develop, deliver and evaluate resident care plans to meet the individual needs of our residents
• You’ll need sharp clinical assessment skills and will take the lead in providing clinical services
• Get to know each resident and become a fundamental part of their life
• Play an important role in making sure the care provided meets residents’ individual goals
• You’ll liaise with medical and allied health professionals and residents’ family members to advocate for clients’ quality of life
• Supervise and support our Personal Care Workers
• Practice in a holistic way, using your critical decision‑making skills to lead the team.

Who we’re looking for

• You’ll have previous registered nursing experience in aged or community care, or a passion to begin a career in aged care if you have nursing experience in the wider health sector.
• You’ll be adaptable, empathetic, resourceful, a great time manager, and be able to live Uniting’s everyday values of being compassionate, respectful, imaginative, and bold.
• You’ll be committed to contemporary aged care nursing practice.
• You’ll hold a nursing degree with current AHPRA registration.

Career Development Opportunity Registered Nurses who are new to aged care, or those in their first or second year of practice who have not previously completed a Graduate Nurse Program, are encouraged to participate in Uniting’s Aged Care Transition to Practice Program. This supportive program is designed to build confidence, enhance clinical skills, and provide a strong foundation for a rewarding career in aged care.

What we offer you

• Above-award pay rates (up to $54.19 per hour) and maximum allowable salary packaging to pay less tax (additional $18,550 tax‑free plus regional benefits plus parking)
• Employee Referral Program - $250 bonus for each successful referral
• Work‑life balance with regular shifts and flexible start/finish times to suit you
• A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career and leadership skills
• Support to develop the skills you need to grow into a service manager, deputy service manager, clinical nurse educator, and other clinical practice, corporate, and leadership roles.
• You’ll become part of a community of clinical practitioners that supports you in the continuous development of your clinical practice

For more information on the benefits of being a registered nurse at Uniting, visit our nurse benefits page

We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Who is Uniting?

Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person‑centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value – it’s how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve.

people who are really making a difference to the world around them.