Registered Nurse in Newcastle upon Tyne

Exciting Casual Pool Opportunity! Work across 3 sites – Dungog, Hawks Nest & Newcastle. Enjoy flexibility and the freedom to pick shifts at different locations that suit your lifestyle.

Employment Type: Casual

Contract Type: Casual

Location: Across our Newcastle facilities - Dungog, Hawks Nest & Newcastle

At RSL LifeCare, our Residential Care teams have the ability to make a big difference to the lives of veterans and seniors while they receive quality and compassionate care in our aged care homes. This is an opportunity for you to join a large social purpose organisation where you can have a huge positive impact and feel the personal and professional reward in return.

At our core, RSL LifeCare provide care and services to veterans and seniors who live in our communities or who are receiving support at home. Our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives is at the heart of everything we do as we continue to build upon our legacy of supporting veterans and their families for more than 100 years.

About the role:

As a Registered Nurse at RSL LifeCare, every day you’re empowered to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Within our supportive work environment, your skills and compassion are valued. You will have the opportunity to:

• Work across multiple sites – Dungog, Hawks Nest & Newcastle. Giving you the flexibility to experience different locations, learn new skills, and pick up extra shifts to suit your lifestyle.
• Deliver and oversee the provision of high-quality care to residents
• Practice within a diverse and multi-disciplinary care team
• Provide clinical leadership, ensuring individualised, integrated, effective and safe clinical care
• Embody a person-centred approach, recognising and promoting the individual’s unique goals and preferences
• Participate in clinical risk management and continuous quality improvement activities

Our benefits:

RSL LifeCare offers a range of benefits including:

• Not-for-profit tax benefits - salary packaging of up to $15,900 per year. This allows you to reduce your taxable income by receiving part of your salary as tax-free benefits like super contributions, car leasing, and more.
• Staff discounts across 700 select retail stores through Maxxia Rewards
• Leave Loading - 17.5% pay top-up on paid leave
• Career opportunities across Residential Care homes and Community Services

About You:

We are excited to hear from you about this role! We are looking out for:

• Your demonstrated compassion, empathy and advocacy. Our teams have a passion for what they do and the impact they make to our residents and their families.
• Your excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to ensure the best possible resident experience, teamwork and standard of care
• Your ability to work independently and demonstrate sound decision-making
• Your track record of leadership, ability to coordinate care across the team and provide clarity and direction
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience – aged care experience is highly regarded
• Current AHPRA registration and Australian Working Rights

Please note: As part of the Casual Pool, you must be willing and able to work across all three of our aged care facilities - Dungog, Hawks Nest & Newcastle.

It is a mandatory requirement for a team member working in the Aged Care sector to have a valid Police Check or a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check, or potentially both, to undertake the inherent requirements of the role. Clearances must be verified prior to commencing employment with RSL LifeCare.

Our commitment to diversity: We are proud to stand for our unique values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart, and Act as One team. We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Veterans, current serving ADF personnel, their families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.