Unit Coordinator - Serviced Apartment

Ryman Healthcare; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed rosters

Career progression opportunities

Post-graduate study support

Education and wellness leave

Discounts across brands

NZ & Australia work opportunities

Job summary

Ryman Healthcare in Christchurch seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join the clinical leadership team as Unit Coordinator for the Serviced Apartment Unit at Diana Isaac Retirement Village. This full-time role runs Tuesday to Saturday 08:00-16:30 with a shared on-call component.

You will lead, coach and support your team, ensure care is continuously assessed and planned, and engage with families and health professionals to maintain high standards of care for residents.

Qualifications

• Current APC (annual practising certificate) required.
• InterRAI training or willingness to gain competency.
• Extensive experience as a Senior Registered Nurse or Nursing Leader.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coaching, and support to your team to ensure quality care.
• Foster a safe, positive work culture and effective teamwork.
• Lead ongoing assessment and care planning for residents in the unit.
• Engage with residents' families and health professionals to build relationships
• Support nursing team in conducting interRAI assessments.
• Participate in on-call coverage and roster flexibility as needed to cover events or staffing.

Skills

Leadership

InterRAI training

Senior RN experience

Team motivation

Compassion

Roster coordination

Education

APC (Annual Practising Certificate)

Job description

Ryman Healthcare – Christchurch, South Island

We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our clinical leadership team as a Unit Coordinator for the Serviced Apartment Unit atDiana Isaac Retirement Village in Christchurch. This is a Full Time role workingTuesday - Saturday 0800-1630with a shared on-call component.

As the Serviced Apartment Unit Coordinator, you will use your nursing and people skills to:

• Provide leadership, coaching, and support to your team, ensuring care is always "good enough for mum and dad"
• Foster the Ryman culture which promotes a safe and enjoyable work experience for your team
• Ensure all care is continuously assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated to meet the needs of each resident within the XX Unit
• Actively engage with resident's families/whānau, visitors, Allied Health Professionals, and District Health Boards, creating lasting relationships
• Perform and support your nursing team to conduct interRAI assessments
• Intermittently provide additional time outside rostered hours to attend events, support team members or residents and families as needed
• Dedicate quality time with your team, including flexibility of rostered hours on different shifts to connect with all team members within the unit
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with your team that promotes respect and trust
• Participate as a positive and trusting member of a team that works together as one
• Provide support to your Clinical Manager and Village Manager

About You

To thrive in our supportive and caring environment you will have:

• A current APC (annual practising certificate)
• interRAI training or willingness to gain competency
• Extensive experience as a Senior Registered Nurse or Nursing Leader
• The ability to lead, share knowledge and motivate your team
• Kindness, compassion, and drive, to deliver exceptional care to our residents
• Flexibility to share responsibilities of the on-call component with other Unit Coordinators as per a roster coordinated by the Village Manager

About Ryman

Ryman is a leader in retirement living andcare, employingover7,700 peoplein New Zealand and Australiaacross awiderange ofareas, including nursing, village operations, sales, technology, design, and corporate roles.

At Ryman, exceptional care is thoughtfully delivered every day. From meals and activities to maintenance and support, our teams work together so residents can feel confident everything is taken care of – because behind that promise is the standard we’ve always held ourselves to: it’s got to be good enough for mum and dad.

We’re in a period of real transformation, focusing on stronger commercial outcomes, smarter ways of working, and continuing to set the standard in retirement living and aged care.

About our Benefits

Working at Ryman has benefits beyond providing the best care to our residents - as part of our team, you will:

• Have certainty of hours through fixed rosters
• Be provided with opportunities for career progression with ongoing support for professional development
• Appreciate our pleasing resident-to-staff ratio, allowing for more personalised care
• Be eligible to apply for funded post-graduate study opportunities including study leave
• Receive education, long service and wellness leave on top of standard leave
• Have opportunities to work in both New Zealand and Australia
• Work within a secure building with 24-hour management and support
• Access over 60 discounts with well-known brands across a variety of sectors including health and wellbeing, banking, insurance, retail, and more!

At Ryman, we support an environment where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. We embrace diversity and celebrate individual uniqueness, encouraging anyone wanting to work for Ryman to apply for our vacant positions.

If you share those values and you're looking for a career where your work truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.