Registered nurses
At BaptistCare, your nursing career is more than just a job. Here, you can create the change you want to see in your community.
Whether you’re seeking more flexibility, deeper relationships with your patients, or opportunities to grow and develop, at BaptistCare your career can mean as much to you as it does to the people you help.
Grow your career in aged care
Like many, Geeth moved into aged care nursing after many years of working in a hospital setting. She shared with us some of the many benefits of growing her nursing career within the aged care sector:
- Use a wide breadth of nursing skills and grow your knowledge every day
- Get to know your residents and build trust
- Choose shifts that fit around your life, not the other way around
- Receive a competitive salary
- Enjoy ongoing opportunities for professional development
- Make a genuine, ongoing difference in people’s lives
Flexible work
At BaptistCare, we value family and know that work needs to fit around your life, not the other way around. Here, you’ll have the support, flexibility and choice to equally prioritise your career, health, and family commitments, including:
- Flexible rostering and hybrid work options where appropriate
- Generous leave entitlements, including study leave, volunteer leave, and leave purchasing options
- A wide choice of work locations across New South Wales, the ACT, Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
Susan's story
Like many in her position, Susan found that working in emergency meant long, tiring days, a highly pressured environment, and the inability to really get to know her patients.
Susan says that aged care is a whole new world in comparison. “It’s a slower pace and your residents are here long-term. So there is time and space to really build meaningful relationships and witness the difference you are making in their lives.”
Dropping shift work when she moved into aged care, Susan now works the same hours each day, arriving home to her family happy, relaxed, and fulfilled.
Steph and Gareth’s story
Meet our power couple from Orange, Steph and Gareth Danis. Having worked for decades as critical care nurses, they’ve found a beautiful new way of life in community aged care.
“We both made the career move just under a year ago,” says Gareth. “I joined BaptistCare first and Steph joined just a few months later. To say it’s been life-changing is an understatement.”
“We’d always used to tag in and out of shifts,” says Steph. “We can actually sit down together as a family for dinner now, and the kids get both of us instead of just one parent most of the time.”
Casey’s story
Casey is a former Registered Nurse who made the move from hospital work to aged care. “Nursing is a very giving profession, but moving into aged care was also about taking care of myself so that I could better take care of others,” she explains.
“One of the main features of working in the acute sector is the constant pressure to get people out of the hospital once they come in. The focus stops being so much about the person and more about the bed space. “Aged care is quite different. It’s built into my role to spend time with residents, to support them in feeling happy, safe, and at home. It still feels like a bit of a luxury to be able to do that!”
Gerald’s story
Gerald has worked as a Registered Nurse with BaptistCare for almost three years, but with over 16 years of experience, he is a wonderful asset to the team, recently moving into the position of Residential Care Team Manager!
Gerald says his recent success is due in large part to the wonderful career development opportunities on offer at BaptistCare. “BaptistCare is very good for Registered Nurses’ career development,” he says. “I was enrolled in an Infection Control course after just one year and soon became an Infection Control Lead in the care home.
