Registered Nurse | Blue Care | Mackay Homefield Aged Care Facility

Employment Status: Permanent full-time or permanent part-time position available for a night duty Registered Nurse (09:45pm - 06:15am)

Location: Mackay Homefield Aged Care Facility

Remuneration: $43.03-$54.46 per hour (based on experience) permanent base rate + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging of up to $15,900 (increases your take home pay) + Penalties & Allowances

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.

As a Registered Nurse you’ll be an integral part of our big-hearted BlueCare team and will be encouraged to grow and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in our BlueCare team

You will provide person-centred care to your residents, using your clinical skills to improve their quality of life and ensure their safety. You will:

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

What makes a difference for us?

Excellent communication and clinical problem-solving skills

Confidence in managing your time effectively, including an ability to work autonomously

General nursing experience, post-registration

Full, unrestricted AHPRA registration and unlimited work entitlements

Current Australian Driver’s Licence

What makes a difference for you?

With a Blue Nurses legacy dating back to 1953, BlueCare is one of Queensland’s largest and most trusted not-for-profit providers of community and in-home care, residential aged care, disability services and retirement living.

Rates competitive with Queensland Health, with NFP benefits

Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

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

A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

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 opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success.

Come join one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.

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 is compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Start making a difference today

Our application process takes less than 15 minutes – Click the ‘APPLY’ button to be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome 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.

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.