Description:
- Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits
- Amazing opportunity to guide and mentor Nurses & Personal Carers
- Permanent Full Time and Part Time positions available
- Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay
About the role
We have opportunities for Level 2 Registered Nurses to join our team at Philip Kennedy Centre working within a large Residential Care team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership qualities whilst being supported by a team of Registered Nurses.
Key Responsibilities includes but are not limited to:
- Working positively and collaboratively with other staff and qualified practitioners
to provide proactive, holistic and person centred service and support, that is
safe and effective, for residents - Listening to residents (and their representatives) about their needs, goals and
preferences and work collaboratively, and in partnership, with them to develop
a safe and effective care and service plan - Maintaining current knowledge of contemporary best practice clinical care and
maintaining records of professional development to meet AHPRA requirements - Coordinating the on boarding process for all new care and nursing employees plus agency staff to ensure an appropriate orientation into SCC’s Better for Life
model, policies and procedures appropriate for their role and an understanding
of their job requirements - Monitoring SCC’s processes to ensure nursing and care staff read and comply with all policies, procedures and work instructions relevant to them
- Meeting and exceeding all relevant standards, regulations and laws, and contributing to our continuous improvement plans
For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.
About you
We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Current registration (practising certificate) as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
- Previous experience working as a Registered Nurse with supervisory, leadership responsibilities in an aged care environment
- Demonstrated best practice clinical management skills appropriate to the role
- Sound time management skills in order to manage own workload to meet deadlines and to support other staff
- Outstanding decision making, negotiation and problem solving skills to balance supporting resident’s desire for independence and self determination to make their own choices against potential risks and duty of care
- Comprehensive understanding of the requirements to support residents living with dementia including those who display challenging behaviours
- Excellent knowledge of the Aged Care Standards particularly as they relate to accreditation
- Applicants with a current senior first aid and CPR certificate will be highly regarded
About us
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.
When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your well-being and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.
Enquiries: leanne.ridsdale@southerncrosscare.com.au
Applications close: 24 April 2024 at 4pm