• Armidale Location
• AM, PM & ND shifts available, flexible to suit you
• Development/leadership opportunities; supportive multi-disciplinary team

About Uniting Armidale:

Surrounded by tranquil leafy gardens, Uniting Autumn Lodge is a warm and welcoming aged care home that has been supporting older people in Armidale for more than 60 years, building strong ties with the local community.

We provide high-quality, round-the-clock care for up to 114 residents in private rooms with shared communal spaces.

Our compassionate team works closely with residents to understand their individual care needs, tailor support to ensure comfort, and arrange engaging activities that are meaningful and enjoyable.

What you’ll be doing in this role:
•You will be a clinical leader in the service, and you will develop, deliver, and evaluate resident care plans to meet the individual needs of our residents
•You’ll need sharp clinical assessment skills and will take the lead in providing clinical services
•Get to know each resident and become a fundamental part of their life
•Play an important role in making sure the care provided meets residents’ individual goals
•You’ll liaise with medical and allied health professionals and residents’ family members to advocate for clients’ quality of life
•Supervise and support our Personal Care Workers
•Practice in a holistic way, using your critical decision-making skills to lead the team.

Who we’re looking for:
•Previous registered nursing experience in aged or community care, or a passion to begin a career in aged care if you have nursing experience in the wider health sector.
•Adaptable, empathetic, resourceful, a great time manager, and be able to live Uniting’s everyday values of being compassionate, respectful, imaginative, and bold.
•Committed to contemporary aged care nursing practice.
•Hold a Nursing Degree with current AHPRA registration.

Benefits for you!
•Training & Development: Hands-on training, development, and mentoring with a leading provider.
•Positive Impact: Join an organisation that positively impacts clients and the community.
•Salary Packaging: Not-for-profit salary packaging up to $18,550 tax-free entitlements.
•Wellbeing programs: Free 24/7 confidential counselling services for you and your family via Telus Health
•Employee Retail Discounts: Exclusive discounts at major retailers (e.g.: Coles, Ampol, Samsung, NRMA, JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, Avis, Qantas
•Referral Program: Earn a $500 gift voucher each time you refer a new employee who stays for 2 months.
•Fitness Passport: Access to 865+ gyms, pools, and fitness centres across NSW and ACT for less than a standard gym membership.
•Private Health Insurance: Access to affordable private Health Insurance for yourself or family.

For more information on the benefits of being a registered nurse at Uniting, visit our nurse benefits page

Pre-employment Checks:
Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which include a National Police Check and Reference Check.

Who is Uniting?
When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.
We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care.
We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.
Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.
Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

Uniting is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Uniting supports an inclusive approach in the workplace.

We celebrate our diversity and welcome staff regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity and lifestyle choices. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.