Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
Working with Southern Cross Care means you are valued, supported, and rewarded. Our Bee Well program gives you great discounts on groceries, travel, and health insurance, plus resources to boost your wellbeing. You will also enjoy salary packaging to help you take home more pay while building a career that makes a real difference.
Permanent Part Time Position - 23.25 hours per fortnight
Week 1 Wed 0700 - 1515
- Week 2 Fri 0700 - 1515, Mon 1500 - 2315
About the role
The Enrolled Nurse provides support, guidance, and supervision to Personal Carers to deliver a holistic, person centred service aligned with the "Better for Life" framework. Working in consultation with a Registered Nurse, the Enrolled Nurse assesses resident needs, applies clinical judgements within their scope of practice, and ensures care plans are safe, effective, and maintained.
Key Responsibilities
- Health Promoting Services: Promote resident independence, social engagement, and meaningful activities while ensuring infection control protocols are followed.
- Clinical Care: Deliver best practice clinical care, update progress notes, administer medications safely, and collaborate with Allied Health and Lifestyle staff to support resident wellness and re-enablement.
- Governance and Supervision: Mentor Personal Carers, assist Registered Nurses in organising workloads, monitor resource usage, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to the position description.
About you
We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients. To be successful in this role, you will need:
Diploma of Nursing with current AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse
Current First Aid (HLTAID011) & current CPR (HLTAID009) Certificates
Previous experience working as an Enrolled Nurse in an Aged Care environment
- Strong communication skills with a level of English literacy that enables you to speak in a manner that older people can understand, as well as the ability to read written instructions and to write clearly and concisely particularly in progress notes
- Exceptional time management and ability to support other staff.
- High-level understanding of dementia care, including supporting residents with challenging behaviours
- Knowledge of Aged Care Standards as they relate to accreditation.
About us
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion 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 wellbeing 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.
Apply online: careers.southerncrosscare.com.au/jobs/search
Enquiries: [email protected]
Applications close: Thursday 16th July 2026 at 4:00pm
