Registered Nurse

Job Description:

About The opportunity:

We are looking for a special kind of person – a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

As a Registered Nurse (Casual) you will work in partnership with a number of individuals and professionals to ensure the health & clinical needs and informed choices of residents are met, as part of a supportive, dedicated team at St Vincent’s Care Services Arundel.

Arundel is nestled amongst parklands and only minutes to the beach located on the Gold Coast. It is neighboured by Biggera Waters, which is located directly across the Broadwater from the famous Gold Coast Spit. Our 50 bed facility is only 8km away from Southport, the central business district of the Gold Coast and one of the city’s largest communities.   

At St Vincent’s Care, our Heartprint model ensures compassionate, holistic, person-centred care that empowers residents and fosters a sense of belonging, independence, and cultural respect, creating a life filled with purpose and wellbeing.

We are seeking people who are passionate about providing care that is sensitive to resident’s individualised needs, preferences and choices and are committed to building strong, meaningful connections with residents.

What’s on your resume is important, but what’s in your heart matters more.

Because at St Vincent’s, kindness works for us.

Things that work for us:

• Nursing Registration with AHPRA is essential

• 2+ years’ nursing practice with residential aged care experience highly regarded

• Excellent leadership, customer service and communication skills

• Experience with AutumnCare (or similar software) with ability to maintain excellent records

• Understanding of Aged Care, resident rights/responsibilities with ability to follow the care plan

• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC)

• NDIS Worker Screening Check will be a requirement of this role

Things that work for you:

• More take-home pay with competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum

• Better work-life balance with consistent fortnightly rosters patterns for permanent positions -no rotating rosters!

• Opportunity to work for the nation’s largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision

• Join an organisation where staff feedback largely indicates they are treated with respect, are confident in their management’s leadership and would stay if offered a similar job elsewhere

• Become a specialist in aged-care nursing! Perfect your skills and fast-track your nursing career in one of the fastest growing fields in healthcare

• Career development, mentoring and leadership opportunities within St Vincent’s network

• Like-minded colleagues with a friendly team environment and a great community care spirit

• Rewarding work that focuses on relationships over routines

• No cost uniforms and training

• No mandatory COVID vaccinations! Free annual flu vaccination (recommended).

• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of the St Vincent’s Care family?

For more than 175 years, St Vincent’s Care has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia, upholding compassion, justice, integrity and excellence in all we do. St Vincent’s mission is to express the love of God and continue the healing ministry of Jesus through our work.

At St Vincent’s we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the important of creating a work environment that is welcome, safe, fair and impartial and invite people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.

Reconciliation Action Plan

St Vincent's Health Australia embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's unique perspectives, knowledge, and cultural. We strive to achieve better physical, mental, and spiritual health outcomes through continued connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We understand the need to effectively engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to influence decision making at all levels and to create opportunity through sustainable and culturally safe employment.

As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit http://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation

Respectfully, no agencies please.

Closing Date:

18 September 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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