Care Manager

Respect; Main Ridge; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Respect Aged Care is seeking an experienced Care Manager for Chaffey House in Merbein, Victoria. This full-time leadership role will drive clinical and operational excellence, ensuring high-quality care for residents and supervising nursing staff.

The role requires a Bachelor of Nursing (RN) with current AHPRA registration and at least 3 years in residential aged care. You will lead care delivery, manage resources, and promote resident-centred service in a not-for-profit organisation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Nursing (RN) with current registration.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in residential aged care.
• Knowledge of Aged Care Act standards, Documentation Standards and Residents Rights.
• National Police Certificate or ability to acquire.

Responsibilities

• Plan, allocate and delegate duties to deliver care per policies.
• Provide supervision and support to RNs, enrolled nurses and personal carers.
• Lead clinical excellence and ensure resident-centred care.
• Manage human, material and fiscal resources within budget.
• Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration to support residents.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Nursing (RN)

Job description

Are you an experienced Care Manager looking for your next opportunity to work in a dynamic leadership role, driving clinical and operational excellence? If you're driven by the desire to make a meaningful impact on the lives of residents in a residential aged care home, this key leadership role could be your perfect fit. Join our team and take on the responsibility of ensuring the highest quality of care for our residents.

Who we are:

As a proud not for profit organisation since 1922, Respect Aged Care serves older residents through our high standard of care and community. Our focus is on giving back to older adults by fostering communities of belonging. Headquartered on the northwest coast of Tasmania, our philosophy is: Everyone deserves the right to a life well-lived, with dignity and respect. Our organisation is constantly growing, with many homes and thousands of residents and employees across Victoria, New south Wales and Tasmania. Respect also has home care services in multiple states, and more than 700 units in different retirement villages and independent living communities.

The Opportunity:

We're on the lookout for skilled and enthusiastic Care Manager to join the team at Chaffey House in Merbein Victoria on a full-time basis. As a valued member of our dynamic clinical team, you'll be pivotal in delivering safe, competent, and contemporary clinical care to our residents. Moreover, you'll play a crucial role in providing supervision and support to registered nurses, enrolled nurses and personal carers, ensuring a resident‑centric approach and high level of customer service.

The Care Manager is responsible to plan, allocate and delegate duties and facilitate the delivery of care according to documented policies and procedures. The Care Manager will contribute to the effective administration of human, material and fiscal resource management according to budgetary requirements.

The Care Manager will use their high-level clinical skills and knowledge as an experienced Registered Nurse to achieve best practice clinical standards, while providing strong leadership in a resident-focused care environment. They proactively contribute to building a workplace culture that embraces innovation and collaboration in order to support our residents to ' live life as they choose'.

Requirements

Essential:

• Successful completion of a minimum Bachelor Degree in Nursing (RN) for all aged care facilities.
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Minimum 3 years' experience in residential aged care.
• Working knowledge of the requirements of the Quality Agency Standards, Specified Care and Service Principles of the Aged Care Act, Documentation Standards, Residents Rights, Aged Care Funding Instrument and other relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practices.
• Sound clinical knowledge and skills in accordance with contemporary practice.
• Current National Police Certificate (or ability to acquire).

Desirable

• Previous nursing management experience.
• Experience and involvement in accreditation processes.

To be considered for employment with Respect, each candidate must satisfy the legislative requirements of Aged Care Worker Screening to ensure suitability to work in the aged care industry.

Benefits

What we can offer you:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits
• Attractive pay incentives, along with not-for-profit salary packaging.
• Up to $5,000 relocation allowance to assist with relocation (if applicable).
• The chance to engage in purposeful work within a values-driven organisation.
• Long-term job security in an industry resistant to economic fluctuations.
• A thriving, positive organisational culture that prioritises well-being.
• Abundant prospects for personal and professional growth through learning and development initiatives.