• A great maternity leave relief role giving you the opportunity to utilise your management skills
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supportive team environment
• Enhance your career with Victoria’s leading regional health care service

About the facility

Barwon Health offers Residential Aged Care and Transition Care Services at Alan David Lodge in Grovedale.  Winner of two AACQA Better Practice Awards, we offer focused resident care within our 108-bed state-of-the-art facility located just minutes away from the vibrant and picturesque Victorian Coastline.  Our staff are encouraged to pursue professional development and are supported by a team of dedicated nursing educators to remain up to date in all aspects of nursing care delivery.

About the role

Do you have a passion for aged care nursing and are dedicated to resident focused care?  Have you developed communication and management skills waiting to be utilised?  Barwon Health’s Alan David Lodge had an opportunity not to be missed. You will be responsible for the provision of resident focused holistic nursing care in order to achieve desired health outcomes and well-being. 

Your role will be within a dynamic and challenging unit where teamwork is paramount. You must have highly developed interpersonal skills as well as sound communication skills both verbal and written.  Previous aged care experience is desirable.

This position is a maternity leave relief, night duty role.

About the culture

You will work with an innovative team who maintain extensive knowledge, experience and competency in aged care.  You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation.  If you enjoy a challenge and are looking to work in a friendly, well supported team, we urge you to apply.

Barwon Health Staff benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Our Commitment to Child Safety

• At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
• Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.
• At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
• We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.