Care Manager

The Opportunity:This is a key Leadership role where you will be responsible for overseeing the clinical care of a 50 bed Dementia Unit in a 100+ bed Nursing Home on Sydney's beautiful Northern Beaches. As the Care Manager your responsibilities will include: 

• Building a close rapport with residents and their families. This will be at the heart of running the Unit successfully. 
• A crucial aspect of the above will be leading a hard-working and caring Nursing Team, who enjoy coming to work and in turn provide quality care to residents. You will lead by example and cultivate a collaborative work culture, with a joint focus on residents. 
• You will liaise closely with the Facility Manager and second Care Manager onsite. 
• You will ensure as a team that the home continually meets compliance with the aged care standards and runs by the organisation's values. 

This opportunity would suit someone with Care Manager experience and a particular interest in dementia care, ideally with additional dementia training. It would also suit someone who has worked in a Dementia Clinical Nurse Consultant, or equivalent position, with an interest in a Leadership role.
 
Key Information:

• Salary in the region $125,000 + super + salary packaging.
• 100+ bed Nursing Home on the Northern Beaches – your role will be within the 50-bed dementia unit. There are 24/7 Registered Nurses on site.
• This is a 2IC role within the structure on site: Facility Manager (who oversees operation of the whole Nursing Home) > x2 Care Managers > Care Team.
• You will be responsible for leading the Nursing team to deliver quality care to 50 residents, whereby a strong understanding of dementia care best practices will be important.
• This Nursing Home forms part of a large portfolio of Residential Aged Care Facilities owned by a reputable not-for-profit Aged Care Provider.

 
Requirements:

• Division 1 AHPRA Registered Nurse – essential.
• A thorough understanding of the aged care standards and accreditation process.
• Additional certification in dementia care – desirable.
• Demonstration of continuing professional development around dementia care best practices.
• Experience in a leadership position – desirable.
• Prior experience working in residential aged care - desirable.

To express interest please contact:
 
Dougie Smullen | Recruitment Consultant
0488 806 *** | ******@e4recruitment.com.au