Registered Nurse

Job No: LDK618
Location: Weston, ACT

About LDK Seniors’ Living

The LDK Seniors’ Living vision is for every senior Australian to be treated with Love, Decency & Kindness in their ageing journey. Our core values of Love, Decency & Kindness underpin our culture and guide every aspect of everything we do for our residents and our team members.  All LDK villages combine the best part of retirement living and aged care to deliver our unique One Move Promise® – our guarantee that once our residents call LDK home, they will never have to move again.

About Amberfield 

LDK Seniors' Living’s newest premium village, Amberfield, is located on Cotter Road in Weston, in Canberra’s inner south. It is a short driving distance to Yarralumla, Curtin and Woden town centre. Amberfield will feature 370+ homes, comprising of apartments, sky villas, and villas. LDK’s range of community activities will promote well-being and provide an exceptional and fulfilling senior living experience so residents thrive at every stage of life. This is underpinned by the assurance of a full range of care options, from independent living to 24/7 high-level care, including dementia support. Residents will enjoy resort-style living, with first-class amenities on-site including a restaurant, cafe, bar, greengrocer, theatre and beauty salon. The wellness centre offers a gym, indoor pool, and private health consultation rooms. Thoughtfully designed outdoor spaces include a dog park and eco park.

About The Role 

As a Registered Nurse you will be required to deliver nursing care to village residents, including those requiring higher levels of care such as dementia and palliative care services. You will supervise Personal Care Assistants on shift, providing them with clinical leadership. Most importantly, you will be an advocate and promote the LDK values of Love, Decency and Kindness.

Shift Time:

Tuesday 10:30pm to 7am (8 hours)

Wednesday 10:30pm to 7am (8 hours)

 

Role Responsibilities 

  • Deliver direct and comprehensive nursing care and individual clinical case management to village residents.
  • Promote and deliver a holistic approach to care, focussing on the needs and rights of village residents and/or community clients (as required) in accordance with Consumer Directed Care (CDC) principles.
  • Provide comprehensive, safe and effective evidence-based care to achieve identified individual health outcomes.
  • Provide education to village residents oriented towards the promotion of health improvements.  
  • Provide support, direction and education to shift care team (EN & Personal Care Assistants) including newer or less experienced staff.
  • Promote and contribute to clinical governance and quality management across LDK Healthcare policies, procedures and systems.

Our Employee Value Proposition 

LDK villages have established a reputation of being ‘truly happy places’ for residents. We know that this can only be achieved if our team feel connected, respected and valued. When you join LDK, you will be joining a for-purpose, values-led, people-first organisation that empowers and invests in our employees to develop, nurture and grow individual professional capability. You will work in a friendly, open and welcoming environment.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary package
  • Salary packaging with novated leasing options
  • Employee referral bonus and retention bonus
  • Rewards and retail discounts program
  • Free on-site parking
  • Excellent company culture underpinned by Love, Decency and Kindness (LDK)
  • Continuous professional development and promotion opportunities
  • Beautiful workplace environment at all our villages
  • On-site cafes and restaurants available to staff
  • Free daily coffee/tea/standard beverage for all staff
  • Celebration of cultural events amongst staff and residents

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

  • Current Registration with APRHA as a Registered Nurse. Current and valid AHPRA registration status is essential. You will be required to renew and maintain AHPRA registration on an ongoing basis as a condition of employment for this position.
  •  Relevant experience working in the Aged Care or Community Care environment (desirable)
  • Demonstrated competence in the provision of contemporary nursing care including medication management, clinical assessment and relevant documentation
  • Demonstrated skills in complex wound management, chronic disease management, medication administration, continence and/or palliative care (highly desirable)
  • Ability to use technology relevant to the delivery of nursing/care services

How to Apply

People who join LDK inherently possess and practice LDK values in their daily life. They have a desire and passion to apply these values toward a fulfilling purpose of caring for older people and want to work together with a team that are highly committed to the LDK vision.

If this sounds like you, and LDK sounds like the place you’ve been looking for, we would love to hear from you.

Please click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts. Applications for this role will close at 11.59pm 27 May 2025. We will get in touch if you are shortlisted for this opportunity.

We value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and those from diverse cultural backgrounds.

We encourage all applicants to visit our website at https://ldk.com.au/. Kindly email people@ldk.com.au if you have any questions.

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Our Vision

LDK Seniors’ Living's vision is that all seniors in Australia will be treated with Love, Decency and Kindness on their ageing journey. We live, breathe and play by our 3 core values of Love, Decency and Kindness every day. We are proud that every aspect of our business revolves around these values and our vision to create a senior living option truly worth of Australian seniors, with a ‘one move’ promise.

Our employees are valued members of the LDK Family, whether they are a Registered Nurse or Personal Carer, a Cleaner, Administrator, or a Cook for our residents in our kitchen. Our ongoing commitment is to support and foster their growth and development, so together we deliver the best possible outcomes for our residents.

Please, only consider employment with LDK Healthcare if you feel as strongly about our vision and our values as we do.

Please contact the People & Culture team on 07 3739 4120 if you are having any issues completing your application.