• Be recognised - Career exposure within Victoria’s largest regional healthcare service.
• Be challenged - Aged Care opportunity within Wallace Lodge at The McKellar Centre
• Be your best - Gain satisfaction from the positive difference that our programs make to members of our community.
• Be the heart of Barwon Health – Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment

About the facility

Barwon Health's McKellar Centre is a recently upgraded facility located only minutes from the centre of Geelong. It is situated on a vibrant community asset with parkland surrounds and incorporates state of the art equipment. Wallace Lodge, located at the McKellar Centre, is a 108 bed, aged resident facility. We offer focused professional development with dedicated nursing educators on site, set within new state-of-the-art facilities.

About the role

Are you a highly motivated Grade 2 Registered Nurse who has a passion for aged care nursing and is dedicated to resident focused care? Barwon Health's Wallace Lodge has an opportunity not to be missed. In this role you will have the opportunity to work additional hours. You will be responsible for the provision of resident focused holistic nursing care in order to achieve desired health outcomes and wellbeing. You must have highly developed interpersonal skills as well as sound communication skills both verbal and written. Previous aged care experience is desirable.

About the culture

You will work with an innovative team who maintain extensive knowledge and experience. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. Our dedicated and experienced nursing team pride themselves on providing high quality resident centred care in an environment that has modern, well-equipped facilities.

At Barwon Health we celebrate and harness diversity, and consider it a competitive advantage. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply. Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all our consumers including children and appropriate rigorous reference and background checks will be undertaken.