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• Permanent Full Time Position
  
  

About the role Southern Cross Care is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver and oversee high-quality, person-centred care across its Home Services programs, including Home Care, Dementia Respite Cottages, and Restorative Care Programs (TCP & STRC). The role involves conducting clinical assessments, developing care plans, managing client incidents and deterioration, administering nursing care, and mentoring staff to support clients with complex health needs. Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• Conduct client onboarding assessments & reviews to ensure services and care is planned, aligned and delivered with consideration to a clients competency, capability and dignity of risk.
• Developing budgets for clients with a health promotion focus.
• Deliver nursing services to the client in their home, via telehealth or within the Dementia Respite Cottage
• Ensure effective management of clinical matters (including primary responsibility for wound care, continence care, nutrition/weight management, medication chart monitoring, high risk medication administration, behaviour management, and nursing assessments/consultations).
• Develop behaviour support plans for clients living with dementia and complex care needs.
• Provide leadership, direction, support, and mentoring to Home Care direct care staff including Enrolled Nurses.
• Act as a point of escalation for clinical queries from the Home Care Coordinators working in Home Care and Site Leads-Enrolled nurses working in the Dementia Respite cottages.

For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to the position description.

About you

We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience;

• Holds a Bachelor of Nursing, or recognised equivalent
• Current registration and practicing certificate with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse
• Current Driver’s Licence (Class Car) and Own registered and insured car
• Current First Aid & Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
• Proven experience in clinical nursing, delivering high-quality care to older adults with cognitive impairment and complex needs.
• Strong leadership experience in supervising and mentoring direct care staff.
• Skilled in working with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and support clients with complex needs.
• Competence in auditing, quality assurance, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, able to work autonomously and coordinate others to meet deadlines.

About us

Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.

When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your wellbeing and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.

Apply online: careers.southerncrosscare.com.au/jobs/search

Enquiries: [email protected]

Applications close: Thursday 23rd October at 4pm