Team Leader
Visa sponsorship
Healthcare · Melbourne, VIC, Australia · Full-Time · $42 - $43/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Ready to step up from the medication round to running the floor? A residential aged care home in Melbourne wants an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse as Team Leader, guiding care staff through each shift and working with the nurses and clinicians so residents get joined-up care, delivered with dignity and kindness.
Hands-on clinical work stays part of the job: medication within the scope you are authorised for, keeping an eye on what residents eat and drink, pressure care and careful notes, all under strict infection control. It is a permanent post, full-time or part-time. Visa sponsorship may be considered for international candidates who satisfy the verified eligibility requirements.
Put your enrolled nursing diploma, AHPRA status, medication endorsement and any time in residential aged care near the top of your CV. Create an aged care team leader nursing CV with Build AI CV and double-check the registration details.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead person-centred, safe and respectful care, overseeing and guiding care workers on your allocated shifts
- Organise resident care across your area, keeping it continuous by working closely with nurses and clinicians
- Look after residents' wellbeing physically, emotionally and socially, matching care to what each person needs, prefers and hopes for
- Handle medication tasks inside your authorised scope, watch residents' food and fluid intake and help with pressure care and wider clinical tasks
- Write accurate care notes, use the home's systems and technology to deliver care and keep the team talking clearly
- Work safely, meet health and safety rules and hold infection control to a high standard
- Help shape a supportive, professional workplace culture centred on residents
Requirements & Eligibility
- Diploma of Enrolled Nursing, or a recognised equivalent qualification
- Current AHPRA registration as an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
- Able to provide proof of your qualifications and registration
- Authorised to give medication within your professional scope
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance, or prepared to get one
- Honest, dependable and accountable in your professional work
- Communicates clearly, gets on well with people and is confident supervising, guiding and supporting care workers
- Genuinely committed to compassionate aged care centred on the person
- Knows workplace health and safety practice and infection control procedures
- At ease with workplace technology and information systems
- Interested in ongoing learning and professional development
- Experience in residential aged care will be highly regarded
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