Are you a compassionate and autonomous Registered Nurse looking to make a difference in the lives of older Australians? Join our dedicated Home Care team at Manning Support Services (MSS), where you’ll provide clinical support to clients in their own homes as part of a person-centred, wellness and reablement-focused approach.

Due to continuing growth, MSS has an opportunity for a part-time Registered Nurse to join our Clinical Care team based in Taree and surrounds. The position is permanent part time offering a minimum of 16 hours per week.

About the Role

As a Registered Nurse in our Home Care team, you will play a critical role in assessing and supporting clients with clinical needs such as wound care, medication management, chronic disease support, and more. You will work collaboratively with clients, families, GPs, and care teams to ensure safe, responsive, and goal-directed care. You will also contribute to our continuous improvement culture and uphold the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Conduct health assessments and wound care, and provide chronic disease monitoring and management

Refer clients to appropriate services when required

Lead by example in delivering high-quality nursing care and mentoring Enrolled Nurses

Provide clinical leadership and promote primary health care principles

Collaborate effectively with external stakeholders, service providers, and referrers

Deliver and coordinate holistic, multidisciplinary care in partnership with Allied Health and Medical professionals

Essential Selection Criteria:

Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse with minimum 3 years’ experience

Tertiary nursing qualifications and valid CPR certificate

Experience in acute care, home care, aged care, or community health settings

Strong knowledge of person-centred, goal-directed care, reablement, and restorative care

Skilled in clinical assessments, wound care, medication management, and chronic disease monitoring

Familiar with Aged Care Quality Standards, Support at Home Program, Aged Care Rights Charter, and clinical governance

Clear understanding of scope of practice, delegation, and supervision of ENs and care workers

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with clients, carers, and teams

Professional, empathetic approach in sensitive situations

Strong documentation and digital literacy, including use of mobile tech and client systems

Able to work autonomously, manage caseloads, and adapt to changing priorities

Sound clinical risk management, infection control, manual handling, and incident response knowledge

Commitment to reflective practice and ongoing professional development

Full, unrestricted driver’s licence and access to a vehicle with current NSW rego and third-party insurance

Physically fit and willing to complete a pre-employment fitness assessment (arranged and paid by MSS)

Desirable:

Experience supervising or educating support staff

Ability to provide clinical guidance and training to care workers or ENs, particularly around safe manual handling, use of mobility equipment, etc.

Wound care, dementia care, palliative care, or chronic disease management qualifications/certificates

What do we Offer?

Flexible working environment with a positive work culture

Work for an award-winning community organisation with career development opportunities

Salary packaging up to $15,899 per year, as well as a meal and entertainment card up to $2,650 each year

Bonus leave (3 days per year, pro rata for part-time)

Option of Fitness Passport discounted gym and pool membership

How to Apply

All candidates must apply using the Seek online process

Applications must include a current resume and a cover letter that addresses each of the selection criteria above

Further Information

Please contact Wendy Martin if you have any questions about the role. Email: [email protected] or Phone: (02) 6551 1800

For a full position description for this role please email [email protected]

Manning Support Services is an award-winning community service organisation that has been operating on the NSW Mid North Coast for more than 40 years. MSS is a multi-service not-for-profit, with a mission to enhance the quality of people’s lives by providing services which enable them to live with dignity and respect

We encourage and welcome applications from First Nations Australians, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.