AddressAre you an experienced residential Aged CareCare Manager looking for an opportunity to grow your existing leadership skills in a freshly accredited facility with long term, stable facility management? Groves House might be a great fit – let’s talk!
About Christian Brethren Community Services
CBCS is a charitable organisation specialising in providing accommodation and care in residential care and retirement living. We actively advocate for the right of every senior to age in comfort and dignity, wherever and however they live. We value diversity and welcome people looking for tailored, high quality nursing care and social support. Why? Because the love of Christ compels us.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced residential Aged CareCare Manager (2IC) for our Groves House RACF in Cardiff Heights. This is a fabulous opportunity for you to make a difference to the lives of the elderly by helping to ensure Groves House is operating in line with the new Strengthened Standards as they relate to clinical governance. In this role you will be supported by the FM and team of RNs to make certain residents are receiving consistently high level of person-centred care.
Customer service and ACQSC compliant complex nursing care is a requirement at Groves House and maintaining this will be the objective of the successful candidate. Ensuring the care team are fulfilling their responsibilities as they relate to scope of practice, liaising with allied health and doctors and engaging our families and residents in understanding the challenges and choices ageing presents are responsibilities you will manage to help support our high performing, and passionate Aged Care team.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply the principles of person-centred care, ensuring exceptional clinical outcomes for residents that meet and exceed ACQSC Strengthened Standards.
- Respond to and resolve complaints/incidents in line with organisational and statutory requirements, demonstrating efficiency in investigating, reporting and follow up associated with same;
- All aspects of clinical care, including assessments, care planning and ongoing evaluation of resident care to ensure individual needs of residents are met, and their quality of life is optimised
- Providing clinical leadership and support to nursing and care staff in accordance with CBCS policies and procedures, supporting HR functions and undertaking monthly and quarterly reporting as required
- Liaising with residents, families and other health professionals to meet resident needs and plan effective care;
- Assessing clinical risk and contributing to continuous improvement plans and documenting high risk, high prevalence management strategies
- Providing managerial leadership, mentoring and supervision to nursing and care staff to promote a harmonious team, chair meetings as required to ensure resident and family involvement in governance where appropriate. Build relationships between staff and residents to promote ongoing compliance and coherence as it relates to care delivery in the home.
About You
Skills you will need to succeed:
- Current AHPRA Registration
- 3 – 5 years’ experience in leadership/management in Aged Care
- A sound working knowledge of clinical governance, Aged Care Legislation, AN-ACC and the ACQSC Strengthened Standards
- Ensuring administrative requirements including care plans, allied health assessments, GP rounds, psychotropic reviews, RMMRs and case conferences are completed in a complete and timely manner
- Demonstrated experience working in a 60 + high-quality Aged Care service, with experience in accreditation highly regarded;
- Effective communication skills and the ability to engage all stakeholders, including employees, residents and families in a manner reflective of the Aged Care Charter of Rights and Standards 1 and 2 of the ACQSC Quality Standards
- Excellent relationship development, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
- Experience and understanding of complaints handling processes and open disclosure
- Strong understanding of WHS practices and guidelines, especially as they relate to documentation, reporting and follow up
- Confidence and competence with ICT, including but not limited to MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and care management/documentation systems (e.g. MANAD), online learning platforms and ESS.
We’ll create a better future for you
As a Christian organisation, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’ll support you to grow and develop to be your best through our commitment to learning, flexibility, great benefits and a positive culture of teamwork and cooperation. Together, we can build a better future for the people and communities we serve, and for you.
To be considered for this role you must have:
- A cleared National Police check
- Full COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations
- The Right to Work in Australia
How to apply
If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you. click on the ‘Apply now’ button, fill out your details and submit your resume and a cover letter. Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. If you require further information, please contact our People and Culture Manager *******@cbcs.com.au
We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
