Nurse Practitioner Aged Care

Feel pride in enhancing the lives of older people with your professional expertise.

Are you looking for the opportunity to work as a part of a specialist clinical team with an organisation that values specialist nurses, and recognises the unique role and importance of Nurse Practitioners in aged care?

Resthaven is seeking a self-directed, motivated, and innovative Nurse Practitioner. Our organisation will support you with systems, processes, policy and procedure and robust clinical governance when you become a part of our collaborative clinical services team who provide care to our residents and clients. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an established team for your next career move as a Nurse Practitioner working in aged care. Keen to join one of South Australia's largest aged care providers?

Enjoy the opportunity Resthaven brings Join us as an experienced Nurse Practitioner supporting our residential and community services across Adelaide. Your passion for high quality clinical care specialising in working with older people, along with your wealth of knowledge and experience will be highly regarded. You will be required to travel, and a driver's licence will be essential. This is a permanent full-time opportunity. A motor vehicle will be included as part of salary packaging.

Experience the smiles and thanks, working for a value based not for profit, whilst expanding your skills and building your professional capability

About Resthaven

Resthaven is one of South Australia's largest not-for-profit providers, so you will personally benefit from our secure work environment, with professional development opportunities and generous employee benefits.

What we offer 

Resthaven offers a supportive and richly diverse and inclusive community where everyone's uniqueness is valued. As part of the Resthaven team you will have access to:

• Attractive salary and working conditions.
• Access to salary packaging to increase your take home pay and other discounts via our provider.
• Access to four free remedial massage treatments per financial year
• Access to professional development fund to continue your learning.
• EAP program and support for you and your family
• Flexible and supportive team environment

Responsibilities will include:

• Provision of Nurse Practitioner support and clinical leadership to nursing and care staff
• Implementation and delivery of evidence-based practice quality care for older people
• Proactively improve the health of our residents including research, providing clinical care, within the scope of practice
• Consult with multidisciplinary teams including internally and externally to promote the health and wellbeing of older people.

Essential requirements:

• Registered as a General Nurse by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and who holds a current practicing certificate.
• Endorsed as Nurse Practitioner by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• Demonstrated ability to work as an autonomous practitioner.
• Effective leadership skills including advanced skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Demonstrated advanced level of evidence-based nursing practice in the care and management of older people.
• Demonstrated advanced level of evidence-based nursing practice in the care and management of people requiring palliative care.
• Demonstrated advanced clinical skills.
• Demonstrated flexibility, innovation and creativity which can be applied to the health setting.
• Application of knowledge of continuous improvement principles applied to aged care.
• Demonstrated ability in the facilitation of change management.
• Demonstrated ability to participate/initiate and or facilitate high quality research.
• Knowledge of contemporary nursing and health care issues.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) National Competencies for the Nurse Practitioner as well as the Registered and Enrolled Nurse and Midwifes in Recommended Domains.

Please apply online, applications close on Thursday 29 January 2026

Apply now

For enquiries, please contact Kelli Witt, Senior Recruitment Business Partner -  or to find out more contact Executive Manager Clinical Governance and Operational Excellence:

If you live our values of trust, dignity, and Respect, open the door to a meaningful career with Resthaven.