Care Manager (Registered Nurse)

Circle Home Care; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time hours by agreement

Flexible working (WFH)

Direct access to owners

Growth opportunities

Training & development

Job summary

Circle Home Care in Melbourne seeks an experienced RN Care Manager to oversee a portfolio of home care clients. The role focuses on building trusted client relationships, assessing needs, and developing person-centred care plans.

You will coordinate nursing and allied services, manage budgets and respond to changing circumstances with proactive action. Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Nursing with unrestricted AHPRA registration and have practical home care management experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in care management and RN leadership.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to assess client wellbeing and care needs.
• Experience managing budgets and service utilisation.

Responsibilities

• Build genuine, trusted relationships with clients and their support networks.
• Assess clients’ health, wellbeing, goals, care needs and risks.
• Develop and maintain practical, person-centred care plans.
• Coordinate nursing, care workers, allied health and other services.
• Manage client budgets and service utilisation under Support at Home.
• Respond promptly to clients and follow through on agreed actions.
• Maintain accurate care documentation and manage incidents and risks.

Job description

Do you believe great home care starts with really knowing your clients?

Circle Home Care is looking for an experienced Care Manager and Registered Nurse to join our growing Melbourne-based team.

For us, this role is about relationships first, followed by action.

We want someone who takes the time to know their clients, understands what matters to them and becomes someone they can trust and rely on. Just as importantly, you need to be proactive. When something needs attention, you follow it through.

You’ll manage a portfolio of Support at Home clients, assessing their wellbeing and care needs, developing personalised care plans, coordinating services, managing budgets and responding when circumstances change.

What you’ll be doing

Build genuine, trusted relationships with clients and their support networks.

Assess clients’ health, wellbeing, goals, care needs and risks.

Develop and maintain practical, person-centred care plans.

Recognise changes in health or circumstances and take appropriate action.

Coordinate nursing, care workers, allied health and other services.

Manage client budgets and service utilisation under Support at Home.

Respond promptly to clients and follow through on agreed actions.

Maintain accurate care documentation and manage incidents and risks.

Work closely with our Directors and broader care team to deliver responsive, high-quality care.

About you

You’ll be an experienced RN and care management professional who genuinely enjoys working with older people.

You’ll need:

Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent.

Current unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.

Practical Support at Home care management experience.

Experience independently managing a portfolio of home care clients.

Experience with assessments, person-centred care plans and client budgets.

Strong clinical judgement and experience managing risks, incidents and changes in condition.

Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Strong organisation, follow-through and documentation skills.

Current driver's licence and ability to visit clients across Melbourne.

Required checks and current First Aid/CPR.

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who is warm, relatable and dependable. Someone who will pick up the phone, deal with an issue, keep the client informed and make sure things don't fall through the cracks.

Why Circle Home Care?

Circle Home Care is growing, but we want to retain what makes a smaller provider special: personal relationships, responsiveness and genuinely knowing the people we support.

You’ll be joining a small, collaborative team and working directly with the owners. Your ideas will be heard, and you’ll have a genuine opportunity to help shape how we deliver care as the business grows.

For the right person who wants to grow with us, we’ll back you with training and professional development.

We offer:

Part-time hours, by agreement.

Flexible working, including working from home, alongside client visits and office requirements.

Direct access to and support from the owners.

A growing business where you can influence how things are done.

Training and professional development.