Registered Nurse | BlueCare | Palliative Care

Employment Status: Part Time (min 3 days per week) or Full Time opportunity available

Location: Cairns, Atherton and surrounding areas

Remuneration:$45.29 - $57.06 p/h + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay) + Allowances & Travel Reimbursement (KM’s) + Employee discounts packaging benefits.

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We’re looking for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others -through small moments that leave big impacts.

About the role:

As a Registered Nurse you will provide person-centred care to your clients in the community ensuring the delivery of exceptional end-of-life care. You will be responsible for:

Development, implementation, monitoring and review of care plans

Comprehensive and accurate assessment of residents

Assisting with the orientation of new staff and ongoing professional development

Support in ensuring the service meets all accreditation standards

Role requirements:

Full, unrestricted AHPRA registration and unlimited work entitlements - Essential

Flexibility to undertake travel assignments of varying durations.

Post graduate qualification in Palliative or related discipline or the pursuit in obtaining post grad qualifications.

Prior experience in palliative care, pain management, or acute care is highly valued.

Excellent communication and clinical problem-solving skills

Current Australian Driver’s Licence - Essential

Roadworthy & insured (Third Party Property minimum) vehicle to use for work- Essential

Confidence in managing your time effectively, including an ability to work autonomously.

Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies

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

Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme.