Registered Nurse Central Coast

Collarcare Group; Gosford; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Collarcare Group is seeking Registered Nurses to join residential aged care across the Central Coast, NSW. This opportunity offers permanent, contract and casual arrangements to suit your clinical experience and career goals.

You will assess residents’ needs, plan and deliver person-centred care, and work with families, care staff and health professionals to ensure safe, respectful and coordinated services.

Qualifications

• Current registration as an RN with AHPRA is required.
• Strong clinical assessment, communication and documentation skills are essential.
• Commitment to residents’ rights, preferences and dignity is required.
• Confidence working with a multidisciplinary care team is needed.
• Understanding safe clinical practice in residential aged care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess residents’ needs and plan person-centred care.
• Deliver and monitor care plans and document care.
• Administer and manage medications safely.
• Recognise deterioration and escalate concerns promptly.
• Support residents with dementia and palliative care needs.
• Provide clinical guidance and clear handovers to the care team.
• Document care and contribute to quality improvement.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Documentation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

RN registration with AHPRA

Job description

Registered Nurses in Residential Aged Care

Location: Opportunities across the Central Coast, NSW.
Employment type: Permanent, contract and casual opportunities

Collarcare is looking for Registered Nurses who want to make a meaningful difference in residential aged care. We partner with aged care providers across Australia and can help you find a role that suits your clinical experience, preferred location and career goals.

Whether you enjoy the flexibility of agency shifts or are ready for a permanent move, we would like to hear from you.

The role

As a Registered Nurse, you will assess residents’ needs, plan and deliver person-centred care, and respond to changes in their condition. You will work closely with residents, families, care staff and other health professionals to support safe, respectful and coordinated care.

Depending on the opportunity, your responsibilities may include:

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  Completing clinical assessments and updating care plans
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  Administering and managing medications safely
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  Recognising deterioration and escalating concerns promptly
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  Supporting residents living with dementia and those receiving palliative care
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  Providing clinical guidance and clear handovers to the care team
• 
  Documenting care and contributing to quality improvement

What you will bring

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  Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
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  Strong clinical assessment, communication and documentation skills
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  A commitment to residents’ rights, preferences and dignity
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  Confidence working with and supporting a multidisciplinary care team
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  An understanding of safe clinical practice in residential aged care

Residential aged care experience is valued. If you are an RN looking to move into the sector, we would also welcome a conversation about suitable opportunities.

Why work with Collarcare?

Our aged care recruitment team will take the time to understand what matters to you. We can discuss available roles, rosters, locations and career pathways, then support you through the application and interview process.