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Healthcare
Brisbane
Hire Aged Care Registered Nurses in Brisbane
Aged care facilities run on the clinical judgement of the RNs on shift. This page covers what aged care registered nurses do across Brisbane's residential and community aged care sector, what the role pays, and how we keep qualified RNs matched to the facilities that need them.
Brisbane & Surrounds
Temporary, Contract & Permanent
Clinical & Patient-Facing Role
High Demand
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Aged care registered nurses provide and oversee clinical care for residents in residential aged care facilities and community aged care settings. The role includes medication management, wound care, clinical assessments, care planning and supervising enrolled nurses and care staff on shift. It’s a role that combines hands-on clinical work with leadership and decision-making responsibility, often with significant autonomy.
In Brisbane, demand for aged care RNs spans residential aged care facilities, home care providers and community aged care programs. The sector has faced sustained workforce pressure for several years, and recent award wage increases for aged care nurses are reshaping pay expectations across the industry. Facilities that move quickly on qualified candidates are the ones that fill shifts.
Our healthcare recruitment guide for aged care and NDIS in Brisbane covers the current hiring landscape in more detail, including how award changes are affecting recruitment timelines and what facilities can do to stay ahead of shortages.
What We Screen For
Current AHPRA Registration
All candidates must hold current, unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA, with no conditions that would affect their ability to practise in an aged care setting.
Demonstrated Aged Care or Clinical Experience
Candidates should have hands-on experience in aged care, or transferable clinical experience from acute, community or rehabilitation settings.
Medication Management Competency
Confident, accurate medication administration is core to the role, including familiarity with the medication management systems used in residential aged care.
Clinical Assessment and Care Planning
Candidates need the ability to assess resident health changes, escalate appropriately and contribute to or lead individualised care planning.
Leadership and Supervision Capability
Aged care RNs typically supervise enrolled nurses and personal care workers on shift, so clear communication and confident delegation are expected.
Compliance and Documentation Standards
A sound understanding of Aged Care Quality Standards, incident reporting and accurate clinical documentation is expected from day one.
Licenses and Tickets
- AHPRA Registration. Required
- National Police Check. Required
- NDIS Worker Screening Check. Required for NDIS-funded settings
- First Aid and CPR. Required
- Manual Handling Certification. Often required by facility policy
Where We Place Aged Care Registered Nurses
Aged care RNs are one of the most consistently requested clinical roles we fill across Brisbane. Facilities are often managing shift gaps against a backdrop of genuine workforce shortage, and the difference between a facility fully staffed and one running short shows up immediately in resident care.
Labour Hire
We supply qualified aged care RNs on an ongoing basis to cover rostered shifts, leave gaps and fluctuating occupancy levels without the overhead of direct employment.
Temporary Staffing
When you need a qualified RN on shift fast to cover an unplanned absence or short-notice gap, we deploy screened candidates quickly. Our nurses are credentialed and assessed before they're ever called.
Permanent Recruitment
For facilities building a stable clinical team, we source and place permanent aged care RNs who bring the clinical capability, leadership and reliability the role demands.
Pay Rates for Aged Care Registered Nurses in Brisbane
Aged care registered nurse salaries in Brisbane currently average around $96,500 per year, with the broader market range sitting between $90,000 and $100,000 depending on experience, facility and shift pattern. Award wage increases from the Aged Care Work Value Case are being phased in across 2025 and 2026, which is progressively lifting base rates across the sector and should be factored into current hiring budgets. Source: [Australian Government Department of Health]
Hourly and shift-based rates for labour hire and temporary placements are quoted separately and reflect shift type, after-hours and weekend penalties, and facility-specific requirements. RNs with senior or clinical leadership experience, or those holding additional wound care or palliative care credentials, typically attract rates at the upper end of the range.
Our nursing jobs in Brisbane guide covers broader nursing salary trends across the sector if you’re benchmarking aged care RN rates against other clinical settings.
Core Industry
Healthcare
Aged care registered nurses work across residential aged care, home care and community aged care settings, providing the clinical backbone that allows facilities to deliver safe, compliant resident care around the clock.
Request Staff
If you’re an AHPRA-registered nurse with aged care or transferable clinical experience, register with us and we’ll match you with Brisbane aged care roles that suit your skills and availability.