UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families – Avenell Heights QLD

Full time

2d ago , from UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families

Clinical Nurse |BlueCare| Bundaberg Pioneer Aged Care Facility

- Employment Term: Full time
- Location:Bundaberg Pioneer Aged Care Facility
- Remuneration:$59.43 – $60.70 per hour+ Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Your part in our BlueCare team

The Clinical Nurse provides expert clinical leadership, guidance and support to care staff to ensure safe, high‑quality, resident‑centred care. The role plays a key part in complex clinical decision‑making, care planning, funding optimisation and continuous quality improvement, while ensuring care aligns with organisational values, best practice and accreditation standards.

In this role, you will:

- Provide expert clinical leadership and advice in the management of complex resident care needs
- Contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and review of resident care plans to promote health, wellbeing and quality of life
- Complete comprehensive and accurate clinical assessments and documentation
- Support staff orientation, mentoring, clinical supervision and ongoing professional development
- Promote a consultative and collaborative approach to resident care planning and quality activities
- Assist in ensuring compliance with accreditation standards, legislation and clinical governance requirements
- Support accurate and timely ACFI assessments to ensure optimal funding outcomes
- Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, residents, families and external stakeholders
- Participate in continuous quality improvement, risk management and workplace health and safety activities

What makes a difference for us?

- Current Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA
- Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification
- Extensive general nursing experience with strong clinical skills
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI)




- Understanding of person‑centred, resident‑based care delivery
- Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Intermediate computer skills and accurate clinical documentation capability
- Ability to meet relevant probity checks and compliance requirements

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 opportunitieswith 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 ofBlueCare, 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 Protected, Child Friendly organisation and will:

Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children

📌 Clinical Nurse (Bundaberg Central)
🏢 UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families
📍 Bundaberg Central