Lead Clinical Excellence and Transform Resident Outcomes

Position: Nurse Practitioner – Residential Aged Care
Location: Between Caboolture and Brisbane
Employment Type: Full-Time / Part-Time (Flexible Options Available)
Remuneration: $140K - $145K + Superannuation + Salary Packaging + EAP and other Benefits

If you’re a passionate Nurse Practitioner this is an opportunity to thrive in a role where advanced clinical practice meets meaningful impact. At Lutheran Services, you’ll work autonomously while being fully supported by a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.  You'll join an establised group of five Nurse Practitioners, complemented by our recently recruited Diabetes Educator.  Your expertise will directly enhance residents' wellbeing, strengthen clinical decision‑making, and deliver high‑quality outcomes across two respected aged care communities.

About You

You’re clinically confident, values‑led, and committed to improving the health and quality of life of older people. You bring advanced assessment skills, strong problem‑solving capability, and a partnership-focused mindset. Ideally, you have:

• Endorsed Nurse Practitioner with unrestricted AHPRA registration
• Experience in aged care, chronic disease, dementia, palliative care or complex co‑morbidities
• Capability to prescribe, order diagnostics, and deliver autonomous clinical care
• Advanced communication and relationship‑building skills
• Strong clinical leadership capability with the ability to mentor and support teams
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across sites
  Desirable: Experience across geographically diverse locations or a passion for mental health and palliative care

About the Role

This role provides advanced, autonomous clinical care to residents while supporting GPs and site teams to achieve better outcomes, reduce avoidable hospital transfers and build clinical capability across the sites. You align to our values of kindness, integrity, empowerment and innovation and will:

• Deliver advanced assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and care planning for complex conditions
• Strengthen collaborative working relationships with GPs and specialists
• Prepare and streamline processes to maximise GP on‑site time and efficiency
• Reduce unnecessary hospital transfers through timely interventions and clinical management
• Support medication reviews, reduce polypharmacy and introduce non‑pharmacological strategies
• Provide expert advice in palliative care, dementia support, wound care and end‑of‑life planning
• Build clinical skill capacity of nursing teams through coaching and knowledge‑sharing
• Work within the Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice to ensure safe, high‑quality care
• Provide direct clinical care as needed across both sites

About Us

Lutheran Services is one of Queensland’s longest‑established not‑for‑profit aged care and community services providers. With a 90‑year legacy and over 20 service locations, we support thousands of Queenslanders every year through aged care, community services and retirement living. Guided by our values of kindness, integrity, empowerment and innovation, we’re committed to delivering services that uphold dignity, wellbeing and choice.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• Car allowance, laptop, Helix licence, eTG licence
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 + meals & entertainment benefits
• Excellent work–life balance with flexible arrangements
• Supportive team culture with strong clinical mentorship
• Opportunities for professional growth and nurse practitioner specialisation
• A role where your passion — including mental health and palliative interests — is supported
• A chance to shape clinical excellence across two thriving aged care communities

How to Apply

Applications may be reviewed as they come in, so apply now with your resume and cover letter.
If you are nearing the end of your Nurse Practitioner studies, we encourage you to apply—we’re committed to supporting your transition.

Click here to access the Position Description.

Questions? Contact recruitment@lutheranservices.org.au.