Registered Nurse - Murgon

Southern Cross Care; South Burnett Regional; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not-for-Profit salary sacrifice

Accommodation support

Ongoing mentoring and training

Supportive organisation

Great staff culture

Employee Assistance Program

Thrive wage access

Job summary

Southern Cross Care Queensland is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to join Castra Residential Aged Care in Murgon. You will provide advanced clinical and holistic care to residents, guided by person-centred approaches and supported by experienced managers.

Applicants must hold current AHPRA registration, have aged care experience, and demonstrate strong teamwork, communication, and medication management skills.

Qualifications

• You will be a Registered Nurse with a current AHPRA registration.
• Experience in Aged Care and knowledge of chronic conditions, palliative and dementia care.
• Strong clinical focus in assessing, planning and implementing client care.
• Demonstrated skills in care planning and evaluation documentation.
• Demonstrated competence in medication management and clinical skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• You enjoy working in a team environment.
• You are dedicated to caring for older people to live their best lives.

Responsibilities

• In this role, you'll demonstrate expertise in contemporary clinical practice, delivering advanced clinical and holistic care.
• Work under the leadership of Managers while providing support and supervision to your team.
• Champion a strong teamwork approach to residents' care and liaise with medical practitioners, family and multi-disciplinary team members.

Skills

Registered Nurse

AHPRA registration

Aged Care experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Join a supportive and friendly team working together to make a real difference not only for the people we care for, but also each other

SCCQ are looking for a full-time Registered Nurse to join our highly skilled compassionate care team working at Castra Residential Aged Care in Murgon.

Based in the beautiful South Burnett Region of Southeast Queensland, Murgon is located one hour drive west of the thriving rural service center of Gympie. Surrounded by picturesque countryside, the friendly township of Murgon provides a wonderful lifestyle opportunity for those who prefer country life whilst still providing easy access to amenities and beautiful beaches.

What can Southern Cross Care Queensland offer you?

• Competitive pay rates depending on experience, with the benefit of Not-for-Profit salary sacrifice options to take home more
• Transition to Practice Programme for RNs new to Aged Care
• Accommodation support
• Ongoing individualised training and mentoring from highly skilled leaders
• Opportunity to join a supportive purpose driven organisation
• Great staff culture
• Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families and support programs like Thrive (access 50% of your earned wages early)

About the role

In this role, you'll demonstrate expertise in contemporary clinical practice, sharing your knowledge of the highest standards in person centred care through delivery of advanced clinical and holistic care to our residents.

As an integral member of our care team, you will work under the leadership of experienced Managers whilst providing support and supervision to your team members. You will champion a strong teamwork approach to resident’s care and liaise with medical practitioners, family and other multi-disciplinary team members ensuring excellence in personalised care. Most importantly, compassion and empathy accompany your clinical talent, alongside building relationships with our residents based on dignity and respect.

What will you bring to the role?

• You will be a Registered Nurse with a current AHPRA registration.
• Experience in Aged Care and a knowledge of chronic conditions, palliative and dementia care.
• Strong clinical focus in assessing, planning and implementing client care.
• Demonstrated skills in care planning and evaluation documentation.
• Demonstrated competence in medication management and clinical skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• You enjoy working in a team environment.
• You are dedicated to caring for older people to live their best lives.

Who is Southern Cross Care Queensland?

Southern Cross Care Queensland (SCCQ) is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation established by the Knights of the Southern Cross, more than 40 years ago. They saw a need to provide compassionate care and inclusive service to some of the most vulnerable, the ageing population, in the community.

Since then, SCCQ has grown to employ over 1800 staff caring for and supporting more than 3000 people across 17 residential aged care homes, 8 retirement villages, 28 social houses, the National Disability and Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and home care services in metropolitan and regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

We are passionate about growing communities where best lives are lived, and serving the needs of our residents and clients with compassion and care is, as always, at the heart of what we do.

At SCCQ, we are just as focused on creating a culture where every person matters. Our culture program Known & Loved is unique to Southern Cross Care Queensland, enabling staff to build genuine community connections with each other and those we serve.

If you have any queries around Southern Cross Care QLD ‘s recruitment process or about the role, please contact us at [e-mail]

Southern Cross Care Queensland is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate the diversity across our entire team and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Please note that all employment offers will be conditional upon a satisfactory NDIS workers screen, the right to work in Australia and maintaining an up-to-date flu vaccinations status.

Our Mission: Inspired by Catholic moral and social teachings which value and respect human life and the dignity of the individual, we will provide a quality of care and accommodation to meet the needs of all who place their trust in us.