Registered Nurse

UnitingCare Queensland; Thursday Island; On-site; AUD 123,295,200 - 154,291,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Retention bonus

Relocation assistance

Onsite accommodation

Employee discounts

Job summary

BlueCare on Thursday Island is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide person-centred care to residents, ensuring a safe environment and applying clinical skills to improve quality of life through activities.

The role requires full AHPRA registration, post-registration nursing experience, and ability to work autonomously. Relocation support and generous salary packaging are offered, with a supportive team environment under the UnitingCare family.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to provide person-centred care to residents.
• Ability to assess, plan and implement client care within scope.
• Experience with care planning and updating plans.
• Ensure compliance with clinical quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred nursing care to residents.
• Assess, plan and implement client care within your scope.
• Consider physical, social and psychological needs in care.
• Create and update care plans reflecting developing needs.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to ensure quality care.

Skills

Excellent communication

Clinical problem-solving

Time management

Autonomy

NDIS screening clearance

AHPRA registration

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Star of the Sea Elder's Village

Is located on the edge of beautiful Thursday Island. We strive to empower Elders in their day-to-day lives and improve outcomes for Torres Strait Islander communities.

Star of the Sea Elder's Village

Is located on the edge of beautiful Thursday Island. We strive to empower Elders in their day-to-day lives and improve outcomes for Torres Strait Islander communities.

Registered Nurse | BlueCare | Thursday Island

• Employment Status: Permanent Full Time
• Location: Star of the Sea - Elders Village
• Remuneration: $ 45.29 - $57.06 + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay) + Employee discounts
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply

Other Benefits

• Sign On Bonus $2000
• Retention Bonuses $27,500 paid in instalments over 24 months.
• Relocation Package up to $5000 available to those needing to relocate to Thursday Island
• Affordable onsite accommodation available (no pets)

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We’re looking for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others - through small moments that leave big impacts.

About The Role

As a Registered Nurse provide person-centred care to your residents, ensuring a safe environment within the facility and applying your clinical skills to improving their quality of life through activities that include:

• Assess, plan and implement client care within your scope
• Consider physical, social and psychological requirements
• Create and update care plans to reflect developing needs
• Ensure clinical quality compliance standards are met
• Work collaboratively with other multi-disciplinary team members

Role Requirements

• Excellent communication and clinical problem-solving skills
• Confidence in managing your time effectively, including an ability to work autonomously
• General nursing experience, post-registration
• NDIS Workers Screening Clearance or willingness to obtain
• Full, unrestricted AHPRA registration and unlimited work entitlements
• Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies

Employee Benefits

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
• Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple–everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [e-mail]

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.