Registered Nurse In Charge in Warrnambool

Mercy Place Warrnambool is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse in Charge to provide clinical leadership and deliver exceptional resident-focused care within our residential aged care service.

In this role, you will work closely with the Clinical Care Coordinator, Service Manager, and multidisciplinary team to ensure the highest standards of clinical care. You will also provide operational leadership in the absence of the Service Manager and contribute to a positive, collaborative care environment.

• Provide high-quality, resident-focused clinical care using a person-centred approach.
• Lead, mentor, and support a team of nurses and care staff.
• Oversee clinical operations and provide leadership in the absence of the Service Manager.
• Build strong relationships with residents, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct assessments, care planning, treatment, and documentation to the highest standard.
• Promote continuous improvement and ensure compliance with aged care standards and policies.
• Work collaboratively with community agencies and healthcare professionals to achieve positive resident outcomes.

What you’ll bring:

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong time management, organisational, and problem-solving abilities.
• A positive, flexible, and team-focused approach.
• The ability to build respectful relationships with residents, families, and colleagues.
• Demonstrated experience in Residential Aged Care.
• Experience leading and supervising clinical teams.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• Recognised tertiary qualification and current Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration.
• Demonstrated record of achievement and experience working in Residential Aged Care.
• Valid Police check.

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.