Enrolled Nursing Jobs

Enrolled Nurse Aged Care Jobs in Australia

Sanctuary Recruitment is an aged care recruitment consultancy that is employing enrolled nurses for aged care jobs across Australia. Through our longstanding relationships and solid connections within the industry, we are assisting with staff shortages on a permanent, contract and temporary/casual basis.

We are recruiting enrolled nurses for aged care homes across the country. If you are an enrolled nurse and are looking for a new opportunity or would like to get into aged care, contact us today.

Duties of an Enrolled Nurse in Aged Care

An EN (enrolled nurse) is a qualified healthcare professional who has obtained a Diploma of Nursing.
They work in the scope of their practice usually underneath a registered nurse and with
assistant in nursing/personal care workers to provide high quality care to residents.

Roles and responsibilities of an enrolled nurse include the following:

  • Providing routine care such as assisting with hygiene and ADLS (activities of daily living)
  • Administering medications
  • Reporting and care planning, which will document residents conditions and ongoing medical support required
  • Recording any changes to a resident and escalating this to the appropriate individual(s)
  • Liaising with doctors and other external parties when necessary
  • Providing support to families

Our ENs work on an ad-hoc basis, on AM, PM and night shifts. We have
an amazing team of enrolled nurses within Sanctuary and we are always looking for
passionate and committed individuals to join our community.

If you are interested in working with Sanctuary, give us a call today on: 02 8459 8101

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Prepare for work

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Enrolled Nurse Roles across Australia

We are recruiting enrolled nurses and other aged care professionals in locations such as:

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