Aged Care Home Leader — Resident-Centred Care

BaptistCare NSW & ACT; Dubbo; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Discounts and lifestyle benefits

Wellness programs

Job summary

BaptistCare NSW & ACT is seeking a highly experienced Residential Manager for Kintyre Lodge in Dubbo NSW. You will lead the 24-hour aged care home, drive quality resident care, manage budgets, and mentor a multidisciplinary team to deliver compassionate, resident-centred services.

In this permanent full‑time role you’ll oversee clinical and operational performance, ensure compliance with aged care standards, and foster a positive workplace culture while supporting the home's growth and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor qualification in Nursing or Allied Health.
• Management qualification or equivalent leadership experience.
• Minimum five years' senior management experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Minimum five years' clinical experience.
• Sound understanding of the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, HELF, aged care funding models, government subsidies and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated success managing a medium to large residential aged care home or comparable healthcare service.
• Strong financial acumen, managing performance to budgeted outcomes and effective workforce planning experience.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience leading organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Outstanding communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to balance competing priorities while achieving quality of care and business related agreed outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall operations of the Home, ensuring the highest standards of resident care and overall service delivery.
• Create and maintain a positive, safe and inclusive environment for residents, families and employees.
• Drive workforce planning, recruitment, retention, coaching, capacity building and succession planning initiatives.
• Manage financial performance, budgets, occupancy and minutes of care compliance.
• Maintain compliance with the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, WHS, Fair Work and relevant legislation.
• Build trusted relationships with residents, families, employees, health professionals and community stakeholders.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and foster a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Oversee effective incident, risk and complaints management processes to ensure outstanding outcomes for residents and families.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Relationship-building

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Bachelor qualification in Nursing or Allied Health

Management qualification or equivalent leadership experience

Tools

Job description

BaptistCare NSW & ACT is seeking a highly experienced Residential Manager for Kintyre Lodge in Dubbo NSW. You will lead the 24-hour aged care home, drive quality resident care, manage budgets, and mentor a multidisciplinary team to deliver compassionate, resident-centred services.

In this permanent full‑time role you’ll oversee clinical and operational performance, ensure compliance with aged care standards, and foster a positive workplace culture while supporting the home's growth and the