LMTR5 - Registered Nurse AMALA
LMT - Registered Nurse - Amala
Annual Salary range $91,000-$112,000, twice as much salary packaging as hospitals
Full-time opportunity - Flexibility to suit your hours.
Development/leadership opportunities; supportive multi-disciplinary team
About the facility:
Located in the southern Canberra suburb of Gordon, Uniting Amala Gordon is a welcoming and well-appointed modern aged care home offering round-the-clock care and support. As a Registered Nurse with Uniting, you will play a pivotal role in our commitment to delivering exceptional care to our residents. Our innovative Uniting Household Model empowers you to provide personalised care that enhances residents' sense of purpose and wellbeing. Your responsibilities will include.
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
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.
Play an important role in making sure the care provided meets residents’ individual goals
Our Uniting Household Model of care empowers our residential care teams with the freedom to support our residents in ways that help them maintain a sense of meaning and purpose in their day.
The best part is you get to know each resident and become a fundamental part of their life. You support not only their clinical care, but you play an important role in making sure the care provided meets their individual goals. Are you ready to make the biggest impact of your professional career?
What we offer you:
Above-award pay rates (up to $55.79ph) and maximum allowable salary packaging to pay less tax (additional $18,550 tax-free plus regional benefits plus parking)
Work-life balance with regular shifts and flexible start/finish times to suit you
A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career and leadership skills
Support to develop the skills you need to grow into a Service Manager, Deputy Service Manager, Clinical Nurse Educator as well as other clinical practice, corporate and leadership roles.
You’ll become part of a community of clinical practitioners that supports you in the continuous development of your clinical practice
For more information on the benefits of being a registered nurse at Uniting, visit our nurse benefits page
Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we support them to grow and develop to be their best through our strong commitment to learning, flexibility, great benefits and a positive culture of teamwork and cooperation. Together, we can build a better future for the people and communities we serve, and for you.
Qualifications & Experience:
You’ll have 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
Hold a Bachelor of Nursing degree with current registration (AHPRA).
You’ll be adaptable, empathetic, resourceful, a great time manager, and be able to live Uniting’s everyday values of being compassionate, respectful, imaginative, and bold
You’ll be committed to contemporary aged care nursing practice.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage time effectively and adapt to changing priorities.
Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking abilities.
What to expect:
Please know that employment with Uniting requires:
A National Police Check
Reference checks
APHRA registration checks
Online medical check
Covid vaccination is strongly encouraged but not mandatory
How to apply:
If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you
Just click on the ‘Apply now’ button, fill out your details and submit.
Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing.
We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
About Uniting:
Uniting NSW.ACT contributes 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 is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.
Empowered by diversityAt Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value – it’s how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve.