Team Leader - Aged Care

Calvary; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP salary packaging benefits

Discounted health insurance

Gym memberships

Paid parental leave

Training and career development

Flexible hours

Job summary

Calvary is seeking a Team Leader to support the Clinical Care Coordinator and RN in delivering high-quality care to residents. This role is suitable for Endorsed Enrolled Nurses or Personal Care Workers with relevant qualifications, and offers a pathway to advance your nursing leadership experience.

You will supervise shifts, coordinate care across the home, and ensure each resident’s needs and preferences are met with dignity.

Qualifications

• Diploma of Enrolled Nursing with APRHA Registration to administer medication.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to understand and use information technology.
• Commitment to integrity, honesty and trustworthiness.

Responsibilities

• Provide social and emotional support to residents in a holistic, person-centred manner.
• Coordinate care across the home including medication management, nutrition and hydration, and pressure care.
• Lead/supervise care on the shift within their designated wing or area.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Active listening

IT literacy

Education

Diploma of Enrolled Nursing

Tools

APRHA Registration

Job description

• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
• Build your career with Calvary, supporting the provision of care to our residents.

About the role

The Team Leader plays an integral role in the provision of high quality care to our residents at all times. The Team Leader supports the Clinical Care Coordinator and Registered Nurse to supervise and coordinate care to the residents across the home whilst actively ensuring the individual needs, wishes and goals of each resident is met within an environment where they feel supported, valued and treated with dignity and respect.

This is an excellent opportunity for to take the next step in your career. This position is open to either Endorsed Enrolled Nurses or Personal Care Workers with appropriate qualifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide social and emotional support to all residents ensuring that care provision is holistic and person centred.
• Support the coordination of the care needs of residents across the home including medication management, nutrition and hydration, pressure care management
• Lead/supervise care on the shift, within their designated wing or area.
• Perform medicine related tasks in accordance with scope of qualification, state or territory legislation, regulation and Calvary policies, procedures for delegation and supervision.

About you

• Relevant qualifications: Diploma of Enrolled Nursing (with APRHA Registration to administer medication)
• High level of commitment, integrity, honesty and trustworthiness
• An effective listener with the ability to communicate at all levels both orally and in writing
• Ability to understand and use information technology and programs and to learn new skills as required.
• Current National police check
• Working knowledge of WH&S and Infection Control
• A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission based organisation

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter.

Join our team, learn with purpose and drive positive impact in one of Australia’s largest healthcare providers across Public and Private Hospitals, Residential Aged Care and Home Care.

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits:

NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships

Paid parental leave

Training, development pathways and career opportunities

Flexible hours that make sense for you

Please note the following:

As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role

You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role