Registered Nurse

Carinya Care Services; Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

St Jude's Health Care Group in Sydney is seeking Registered Nurses to support residents in our aged care facility, focusing on maintaining independence and delivering timely clinical care with dignity.

Role involves care planning, leadership, supervising junior staff, and applying evidence-based practice aligned with aged care standards. We welcome applicants who understand dementia care and seek a collaborative, respectful work environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in residential aged care facilities.
• Understanding of aged care act and quality standards.
• Familiarity with dementia care and challenging behaviours.
• Strong leadership, conflict resolution and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Delivering clinical services, care planning and reviewing clinical care.
• Providing safe, evidence-based clinical care.
• Leading, supervising and coaching Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing.
• Ensuring customer service focus in clinical care and service delivery.

Job description

St Jude's Health Care Group is a trusted provider of Aged Care, Allied Health and Disability Services, established in 1982.With a strong reputation built over four decades and as a purpose-driven organisation, we operate with a clear philosophy:we do not provide any service that isn't good enough for our own families.Our work is grounded in respect, integrity, commitment, and genuine partnerships with the individuals and communities we support.

Role Summary

Our Registered Nurses play a crucial role in supporting and caring for residents at the facility, ensuring that their is a focus on maintaining their independence as they age. This is predominantly achieved through the provision of contemporary and timely clinical support and care, aiming to improve age-related deterioration in a resident's social, mental and physical capacities. These services are delivered purposefully, always seeking to assist the residents to live independently, and with dignity, self-determination and comfort.

Responsibilities and Duties

Key Duties Include:

• Delivering clinical services, care planning, reviewing and assessing all aspects of clinical care
• Ensuring that a customer service focus is applied to all clinical care and service delivery
• Providing safe and effective clinical care that is derived from evidence-based practice and in line with scope of practice
• Providing leadership, supervision and coaching to the Enrolled Nurses and Assistant in Nursing staff at the facility

We are looking for candidates to work at our Bicton and Bristol sites. Full time and Part time roles available!

Skills, Attributes and Experience

The ideal candidates will have significant experience working within residential aged care facilities, and an understanding of the needs of consumers who are residing in or transitioning to residential aged care. They will be familiar with the applications and particulars of the aged care act and aged care quality standards. They will also be familiar with managing challenging behaviours, particularly in people who are living with dementia. Our Registered Nurses provide a high level of leadership to the facility, including conflict resolution, supervision and striving for continuous improvement.

Carinya of Bicton is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If the above opportunity is one that excites and encourages you, we would welcome and encourage your application. If your application is selected for progression,then we will be in touch to discuss it with you soon.