Registered Nurse - Memory Care

Summerset - Care; Waikato; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30% Weekend penalty rates

Southern Cross Health Essentials

Professional development days

Paid time off for PDRP

Job summary

Summerset Cambridge village is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our team. You will help provide high-quality aged care, focusing on resident-directed care and quality of life for residents who may be with us long-term.

Typical duties include managing residents' needs, creating care plans, leading shifts, delivering nursing care, and guiding caregivers to support families. This permanent role follows a Monday–Friday roster, 8.00am–4.30pm.

Qualifications

• This role requires NZ registration and a current practising certificate.
• Experience in dementia care with Level 4 qualification is preferred.
• Interest in elder care and understanding of retirement village clinical services.
• Ability to lead, stay calm under pressure, and build rapport with residents and families.

Responsibilities

• Manage residents' daily needs from clinical to end-of-life care.
• Create and follow long-term care plans and clinical assessments.
• Take charge of the care centre on certain shifts and make clinical decisions.
• Deliver planned nursing care and evaluate progress with residents and families.
• Guide and direct caregivers on shift and build trusted relationships with residents.

Skills

Leadership under pressure

Communication with residents and their

Clinical assessments

Team mentoring

Education

NZ Registration and Practising Certificate

Level 4 dementia care qualification

Job description

Job Description

As a Registered Nurse at our Cambridge village, you will be part of a team that provides quality aged care and creates the best most enjoyable lifestyle to our care centre residents. Our residents are often here for many years, and our approach to care is resident-directed. The ultimate focus is their quality of life.

Typical duties include:

• Managing residents’ everyday needs, from clinical to end-of-life care
• Creating and following long term care plans as well as clinical assessments
• Taking charge of the care centre on certain shifts and making appropriate clinical decisions
• Delivering planned nursing care and evaluate progress in partnership with the resident and their family to enhance their daily lives.
• Providing guidance and direction to the caregivers on shift
• Building trusted relationships with residents and their families

This is a permanent role working a roster of Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm.

Qualifications

As an experienced Registered Nurse, you will be seeking a rewarding role and feel motivated by enhancing residents’ lives.

You’ll bring with you:

• A NZ Registration and a current Practicing Certificate
• Experience working within dementia care, supported by a Level 4 dementia care qualification
• A genuine interest in working with older people and an understanding of clinical services as they are delivered in a retirement village
• Demonstrated ability to take the lead, remain calm under pressure and be emotionally resilient
• Good communication skills and the ability to build rapport with a diverse range of people, from residents, families and your colleagues

At Summerset, we believe diversity strengthens our team and enriches the care we provide. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

Additional Information

Summerset's known for its excellent benefits and strong sense of values around care, teamwork and drive for excellence. With some of the best benefits in the sector, some of these include:

• 30% Weekend additional penal hourly rates apply
• Southern Cross Health Essentials Insurance
• Days assigned to professional development and access to external training
• Paid time off for PDRP

By bringing the best of life to our residents, we stand apart in the aged care sector. There's truly no better place to develop your nursing career and gain experience and skills you'll use through your entire career.

Next Steps

Applications for this role will close on Thursday 12th November.