Registered Nurse | Pinangba | Star of the Sea Aged Care Facility | Thursday Island

Employment Term: Permanent full-time

Location: Star of the Sea Aged Care Facility, Thursday Island

Remuneration: $43.03 - $54.46 + Super (Dependant on experience)+ Salary Packaging of up to $15,900 (increases your take home pay) + Penalties & Allowances

Sign on and retention bonuses of up to $29,500 over 24 months (Please Note: Retention Payments are only available to those RNs who remain on in a Permanent Full Time capacity)

Additional Benefits: Subsidised accommodation may be available on request plus up to $5,000 relocation allowance for candidates who need to relocate to Thursday Island

Pinangba is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lead service delivery arm of UnitingCare. The foundations of Pinangba are built from our cultural identity and strong community relationships and partnerships.

Star of the Sea Elders Village sits high above the ocean on Thursday Island, where two wings of large rooms hug the cliffside, offering sweeping views of the sky above, the sea below, the coral reefs and the palm trees.

Pinangba service is inviting applications from experienced facility managers to join our Star of the Sea Elders Village on Thursday Island.

Your part in our Pinangba Star of the Sea team

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

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.

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 (Aged Care experience highly desirable)

NDIS Workers Screening Clearance or willingness to obtain

Full, unrestricted AHPRA registration and unlimited work entitlements

Previous exposure to remote and rural setting advantageous

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.

Please note, we are not accepting applications from candidates that require Sponsorship at this time

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 opportunities with 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

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. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [email protected]

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.