Care Partner (Registered Nurse)
Job No:
LDK779
Location:
Tuggeranong ACT
About LDK Seniors Living
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 Greenway Views
LDK Seniors’ Living’s flagship village, Greenway Views, is in Greenway, Tuggeranong in Canberra, opposite the South Point shopping centre and walking distance to the Tuggeranong town centre. The village consists of 327 apartments, spread over five buildings that is about half a kilometre long from end-to-end. Greenway Views is home to nearly 400 residents over the age of 65. The village has over 6,000 square metres of communal space facilitating social connectedness and a vibrant village community. LDK delivers lifestyle-for-life through a variety of age-friendly facilities, amenities and activities for both independent and non-independent residents. On-site facilities include a gym, art centre, chapel, dance room, theatre, library, cafes,restaurants, village shed, barber shop, hairdresser, medical consultation room, grocer, purpose designed meeting spaces and a dog park.
About the role
As a Registered Nurse – Care Partner, you’ll use your clinical experience in a different way — bringing together your assessment skills, critical thinking, and clinical judgement to coordinate and oversee care for your own portfolio of residents.
This is a nurse navigation role, where you will:
- Get to know your residents and understand what matters most to them
- Complete holistic assessments and develop meaningful, person-centred care plans
- Work closely with GPs, allied health, and care teams to coordinate support
- Help residents and families understand and navigate their care options
- Monitor changes and adjust care to support wellbeing over time
Role responsibilities
- Coordinate resident assessments, care planning, reviews and evaluations
- Build trusted relationships with residents and families, monitoring wellbeing
- Explain care and funding options clearly and compassionately
- Connect residents with health and support services as required
- Collaborate with GPs, Nurse Practitioners, allied health and external providers
- Ensure accurate documentation and use of relevant systems
- Conduct regular resident and family check-ins
- Complete Move In assessments and participate in case conferences
- Respond to emergencies and manage clinical risks
- Contribute to quality improvement, onboarding and positive team culture
Why join LDK?
- Monday to Friday 8.30–5 role
- A focus on quality, person-centred care
- The opportunity to really use your clinical judgement and critical thinking
- Build ongoing relationships with residents and their families
- Be part of an innovative model that brings together retirement living and aged care
- Work within a team that lives and breathes Love, Decency & Kindness
Support & Development
We know this role is a different way of nursing, and you won’t be expected to do it alone.
You’ll be supported with:
- A structured onboarding and orientation program
- Dedicated Care Partner training
- Ongoing guidance from experienced Care Leaders
You’ll also have the opportunity to build your skills in:
- Care planning and clinical governance
- Service coordination and care navigation
- Working across multidisciplinary teams
About you
- We’re looking for experienced Registered Nurses who:
- Hold current AHPRA registration
- Have a minimum 5 years clinical experience.
- Bring aged care or community experience (highly desirable)
- Have experience in, or a strong interest in developing, dementia care practice
- Are passionate about providing high-quality, person-centred care
- Feel confident using their clinical judgement and critical thinking
- Value taking time to build relationships with residents and families
- Are interested in stepping into a coordination and nurse navigation role
- Want to make a real difference to how care is experienced
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development
Benefits:
- Competitive salary package
- Free on-site parking
- Purchased leave options, giving you the flexibility to take extra time off when you need it.
- Salary packaging with novated leasing options
- Rewards and retail discounts program
- Free daily coffee/tea/standard beverage for all staff
- Continuous professional development and promotion opportunities
- Excellent company culture underpinned by Love, Decency and Kindness (LDK)
- Beautiful workplace environment at all our villages
- On-site cafes and restaurants available to staff
- Celebration of cultural events amongst staff and residents
- Employee referral bonus and retention bonus
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. We will get in touch if you are shortlisted for this opportunity.