• Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
• Casual position
• Incredibly rewarding community based role
• Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay 

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Registered Nurse to join our Home Care team in the Northern Territory supporting our Darwin community. 

About the role

This role is responsible for delivering high quality clinical and care coordinator services to achieve person centred care for clients/care recipients that is responsive to their assessed needs.

Key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to;

• Conducting client on-boardings, reviews, assessments and developing budgets for clients, resulting in clients having a current and holistic assessment and a service plan which manages all risks associated with their assessed needs, within their service budget and with a health promoting focus.
• Escalations, purchasing, upgrades and reviews as well as liaising with key stakeholders including rostering, finance/admin teams and other home care or Southern Cross Care employees.
• Delivering nursing services to the client in their home or via telehealth which is best
  practice and maximises their ability to continue to live in the community.
• Ensuring effective management of clinical matters within the region.
• Providing effective leadership to direct care staff in the region to meet client/care
  recipient needs in a timely and effective manner.
• Ensuring all assessments and documentation meet legislative requirements.
• Monitoring staff in the region ensuring the required levels of competency is achieved including conducting Home Care Assistant competency assessments.
• Conducting orientation and training for staff within the region, under the direction of the Care Manager - Home Care.

For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.

About You

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

You'll work amongst a multi-disciplinary team to provide integrated care that promotes healthy ageing and well-being, social engagement, prevents frailty and avoidable decline and achieves reablement for clients to optimise their ability to live better in their own home.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor of Nursing, or recognised equivalent and current registration and practising certificate with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.
• Current and unrestricted driver’s licence & own registered and insured car.
• Effective decision making ability, including the ability to identify potential risks and escalate as appropriate within the organisation.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to build positive relationships with clients and their representatives.
• Demonstrated competence in auditing and quality assurance activities.
• A basic knowledge of the requirements of the Aged Care Standards as applicable to the role.
• You will be suited to this role if you have a positive mindset and can prioritise well
• Ability to demonstrate integrity, calmness and personal resilience.
• Passionate about person-centred care, enabling clients to maintain maximum independence, you will be able to seek creative solutions in your approaches to overcome any barriers.

About us

Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values 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 well-being 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.

Enquiries: [email protected]

Applications close: 4pm on Monday 13th May2024