Registered Nurse - Full Time

Salary: $109,370 – $112,547 plus Superannuation (depending on experience)

South Grafton Community Aged Care is a brand-new home, purpose-built with both residents and staff in mind.

As a Registered Nurse, you will join a friendly and supportive team with a shared passion for providing high-quality care to our elderly residents.

If you are considering relocating to South Grafton, NSW, we will support you alongside The Welcome Experience, a dedicated service that helps essential workers and their families relocate to regional NSW.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us:

• Friendly, supportive team culture
• Real opportunities to grow your career
• Fun team dress-up days, lunches, and events
• As a not-for-profit organisation, your wellbeing matters to us.
• We offer a range of benefits designed to support your work-life balance and happiness, including:
• Tax savings of up to $15,900 with Salary Packaging
• Exclusive discounts at JB Hi-Fi, Endota Spa, and more
• Employee Assistance Program (your personal superhero therapist!)
• Novated car leasing options
• Access to the HESTA super fund, workplace banking perks, and national career opportunities
• Recognition for all your prior training with the Ausmed Passport

Qualification and Experience

• Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (essential).
• Relevant experience as a Registered Nurse, preferably in aged care.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team in an aged care setting.
• Knowledge of contemporary issues in the aged care sector and relevant accreditation standards.
• Ability to provide leadership, delegate effectively, and contribute to positive care outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Sound problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Basic to intermediate computer skills

Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse, your responsibilities include:

• In conjunction with the Clinical Manager, provide clinical leadership to care staff to ensure care recipients receive safe, effective and appropriate care interventions.
• In conjunction with other staff, the care recipient, family members and a multidisciplinary team, plan and communicate care interventions based on a comprehensive assessment of the care recipient's needs for support, nursing and personal care needs.
• In conjunction with the Clinical Manager, ensure positive care recipient outcomes in line with care plans and safe working practices.
• Provide person-centered individual care to care recipients that reflects a non-institutional approach and encourages independence, honours care recipient dignity and privacy while displaying empathy toward the care recipient.
• Monitor the care recipient's condition; report on changes to all parties and undertake appropriate actions.
• Implement initiatives designed to maintain or improve the quality of care and the quality-of-life outcomes for the care recipient.
• Act as a care recipient advocate to assist individuals in making choices and informed decisions.
• Undertake collation of assessment and care information, as required, to complete the funding claim process.
• In conjunction with other registered nurses, manage the handover of care recipient issues to change-of-shift staff.
• Maintain the confidentiality, dignity and respect of care recipients at all times.
• Ensure the safe and effective management of medication, infection control and Work Health and Safety practices.
• Actively participate in accreditation audits and ensure all activities in the workplace comply with accreditation requirements.

If you want to join a growing, inclusive organisation where your work truly matters, click APPLY NOW and become a vital part of South Grafton Community Aged Care!

Date posted 15 October 2026