Registered Nurse for Night Shift

The-Shoreline; Coffs Harbour; On-site; AUD 58,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Supportive team environment

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The Shoreline is NSW's newest luxury aged care facility on the Mid North Coast. As a Registered Nurse (night duty) you will manage the site overnight, lead the night shift team, and oversee residents' evening routines with on‑call support.

You must be an excellent communicator, passing handovers between shifts and liaising with management by email or phone. Requires AHPRA registration, aged care experience, and up‑to‑date vaccination; police check clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA RN registration is required.
• Experience in residential aged care nursing is essential.
• Police check clearance is required; vaccination up-to-date.
• Ability to work night shifts and lead a team.
• Driver's licence is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage the site overnight and lead the night shift team.
• Oversee residents' evening routines and handle on‑site situations.
• Ensure effective handovers between shifts (evening to morning).
• Communicate with management via email or phone as needed.

Skills

Communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Organisational skills

Empathy

Education

AHPRA-registered RN

Residential aged care experience

Police check clearance

Vaccination up-to-date

Driver's Licence (desirable)

Gerontological qualifications (Dementia, palliative care)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Benefit from staff discounts
• Competitive hourly rate ranging from $42 to $54 plus super and shift penalties
• Supportive team environment
• Employee Assistance Program

Caring - We care and act with compassion

Respect - We value our residents' needs, diversity & lifestyle choices

Excellence - We provide best practice, quality and safe care & services to support all of our residents

Engaged - We are there for our residents and we are empowered to find ways to say 'yes'

Dignity - We support our residents to make the choice to live the lifestyle they want

About The Role:

As a Registered Nurse (night duty) you will be responsible for managing the site overnight, with on‑call support available at all times. You will lead the night shift team, overseeing the evening routines of the residents and managing any situations that may arise.

You must be an excellent communicator, ensuring information is accurately passed between shifts via handover with evening and morning registered nurses and care staff, and to the broader management team via email or phone.

About Us:

The Shoreline is the newest luxury aged care facility on the Mid North Coast of NSW. The precinct boasts a fresh, resort‑like atmosphere and a focus on high quality care of our aged residents and building a community in the superb beach side location where we live and work. In operation for under a year, The Shoreline is retirement living and premium residential aged care all packaged in to one breathtaking coastal site. The care facility is located within the village of luxury units and villas and is a stone’s throw away from a major shopping centre, beautiful beaches, and restaurants. We are a breath of fresh air in the region, bringing the most modern‑day practices to the forefront of our residents ageing experience.

About You:

As someone with a proven track record of compassion, you will demonstrate kindness and empathy with the elderly and other diverse individuals. You will possess an intuitive responsiveness to aged care residents' individual wants and needs, whilst maintaining calm, composed and optimistic when faced with stressful or high pressure situations.

To succeed in this role you will need the following skills and attributes:

• Registered Nurse with current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Demonstrated experience in residential aged care nursing with particular emphasis on clinical assessments, care planning, clinical indicator analysis and medication management.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and professionally with limited supervision.
• Ability to work in a multi‑skilled team environment and to communicate effectively with management, staff, and stakeholders, including medical and allied health professionals
• Highly developed organisational skills and ability to determine work priorities.
• Understanding of the ageing process and a commitment to advocate for older people in residential careand/or home care.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Ability to use Microsoft Office software and other desktop applications to an intermediate level.
• Police check clearance
• Up‑to‑date vaccination as required by legislation or industry best practice from time to time.
• Current Driver’s Licence (desirable)
• Relevant qualifications in gerontological conditions such as Dementia, behaviour management, palliative care, etc. (desirable)