Residential Aged Care Manager

Hall & Prior; Deception Bay; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Retail discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Hall & Prior Health & Aged Care Group in Deception Bay is seeking a dynamic Director of Nursing to lead daily operations at the 77-bed Sir James Terrace home. You will drive clinical governance, implement quality initiatives, and ensure accreditation readiness while integrating policies and systems across the site.

You will mentor a high-performing team, manage budgets, optimise occupancy, and uphold person-centred care and strong relationships with residents and families.

Qualifications

• AHPRA registration and proven track record in residential aged care management.
• Strong clinical knowledge with compliance to aged care quality standards.
• Proven ability to mentor staff and maintain a positive workplace culture.
• Solid business acumen with budgeting, occupancy, and resource management.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations at the 77-bed Deception Bay home.
• Continue integration with Hall & Prior policies, procedures and systems.
• Lead and develop the operations and clinical team to high performance.
• Create and implement quality initiatives for continuous improvement and accreditation readiness.
• Oversee budget, optimise revenue, maximise occupancy, manage the roster and minimise costs.
• Deliver exceptional resident and family service and manage feedback.

Skills

AHPRA Registered Nurse

Residential Manager

Clinical excellence

Budget & occupancy

Leadership

Job description

Hall & Prior Health & Aged Care Group is a family-owned aged care provider operating 42 residential aged care homes, in home support services and retirement living across WA, NSW, Qld and ACT. We believe that our commitment to providing high-quality care can make a real difference to the lives of our consumers and their families.

The exciting opportunity as our Director of Nursing

• Lead daily operations at our 77-bed Sir James Terrace aged care home in Deception Bay, which we acquired in May
• Continue managing the integration with Hall & Prior’s policies, procedures and systems
• Lead and develop a high performing operations and clinical team and uphold the established positive workplace culture
• Create and implement quality initiatives to support a culture of continuous improvement and achieve accreditation compliance
• Oversight of the budget; optimise revenue, maximise occupancy, manage the roster and minimise costs to achieve organisational targets
• Deliver exceptional customer service by maintaining productive relationships with residents and their families and managing feedback
• Maintain an environment where safe, effective, and high-quality care is delivered to our aged care residents, and their needs are consistently met

What makes this great

• Lead an eager and willing team in a home with an established great workplace culture
• Fantastic support from the onsite Clinical Nurse Manager and Clinical Quality Coordinator, and the wider State Resource Team
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Be appreciated - we know our staff are integral to achieving our vision and are committed to employee wellness
• Competitive remuneration package, access to retail discounts and an Employee Assistance Program

About you

• AHPRA Registered Nurse and successful track record as a Residential Manager / Facility Manager in residential aged care
• Excellent clinical knowledge and a proven ability achieving compliance against the aged care quality standards
• Fair, kind, motivational and empowering manager who mentors and educates staff to maintain a positive workplace culture
• Strong business and financial acumen with a proven ability managing budgets and resources, and maximising occupancy
• Committed to person-centred, relationship-based care that upholds the dignity and respect of all residents

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Compassionate people, dedicated to care.