Redland Bay’s newest aged care neighbourhood on the hunt for nursing talent

The recently launched Tall Trees at Redland Bay is searching for endorsed enrolled nurses to fill their ranks, with apartments being snatched up at a rapid rate by seniors from around south-east Queensland.

Tall Trees recently undertook a major expansion of its operations, with three new care neighbourhoods in Redland Bay, Caboolture and Tweed Heads joining existing facilities in Brisbane’s Tanah Merah and Rochedale.

Part of the new guard of accommodation for seniors, Tall Trees provides customised care services for their residents whilst offering an environment that’s more like a resort than an aged care facility.

Tall Trees director of care Gae Munsie says the company is now looking to quickly fill nursing positions at the new Redland Bay facility in order to keep up with demand.

“We always knew that the apartments at Redland were going to sell quite quickly given the proximity to the bay, the quiet location and the quality and size of the rooms. However, the sales rate has truly exceeded our expectations,” Ms Munsie says.

“Unlike the newly acquired locations in Caboolture and Tweed Heads, Redland Bay did not have pre-existing care infrastructure, as the building itself was intended to be an over-50s resort.

“This, coupled with a rapid sales rate and an already heavy demand on nurses in the local area means we are about to start a major recruitment drive for the new neighbourhood.”

Because Tall Trees’ supported living model is different to most other aged care facilities, Ms Munsie says that prospective employees need to have a number of qualities that will make them suitable for a role with the company.

“At Tall Trees, we don’t try to divide our residents up according to their care requirements or state of health—we help them to live happily and comfortably in their own homes, and that takes much more work than some of the more traditional styles of aged care,” Ms Munsie says.

“We achieve incredible results for our residents because we work in with their lives, and allow them to be independent as possible while still receiving the necessary medical and personal care that they require.

“However, because we’re essentially providing in-home care, it’s takes a good deal of pragmatism, excellent personal skills and a real passion for helping people in order to be successful as one of our nurses.

“Tall Trees is an extremely rewarding company to work with, and I invite all nurses from the Redland Bay area to come and see our take on aged care.

“I believe those who are unfamiliar with supported living will be very pleasantly surprised by our approach.”

Would you like to work at Tall Trees Redland Bay? If you have experience as an endorsed enrolled nurse and have a passion for working with seniors, give the Tall Trees HR department a call on (07) 5562 6199.