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**Why Join us?**

We have a long history of providing exceptional care that empowers older people to live a full life. As a not-for-profit aged care provider, we're able to invest in providing an exceptional experience to our clients as well as support and develop our frontline staff to achieve this. When you join us, you will be provided with a competitive rate of pay, not-for-profit salary packaging benefits and the support of a wonderful leadership team and colleagues.

In this rewarding role you will work in a team environment where every day will be different. With your can-do attitude, you will be responsible for the direct care of our residents ensuring they are able to "Live Life to the Full" in our home-like environment. The positions will be offered as Full time Permanent role at covering the four facilities: Thornton Park, Marsfield, Greystanes and Merrylands.

Provide quality, clinical governance and clinical education support for residential facilities or home care services.
- Promote contemporary practices across Residential facilities or Home Care services to support adherence with SCC policies and procedures, relevant standards, legislation and accepted industry practices
- Contribute to the development and improvement of the organisation quality management system
- Respond to the clinical care and educational needs of Residential facilities or Home Care services as directed by, and in consultation with the Quality Support Team, Regional / Operational Manager and/or GM Care Operations.

**What’s in it for you?**
- You will be joining a highly functional & experienced team
- Competitive salary package
- NFP salary sacrificing benefits + meal & entertainment allowance up to $15,900
- Annual leave loading
- Discounted private health insurance
- Access to our Employees Assistance Program
- An extra day’s annual leave paid at Christmas
- Flexible start times
- Maxxia Salary Packaging and Rewards, including discounts at major retailers, cinemas and restaurants
- Heart HQ our Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) People Platform that is packed with exclusive benefits and features designed to help you Celebrate, Connect and Succeed.

**Essential**
- Current Authority to practice as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) or Enrolled Nurse General with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency
- Current driver’s license
- Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessment (TAE40110) or willing to complete same
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development
- Minimum of three (3) years post registration / enrolment clinical experience
- Evaluating workplace practices against accreditation standards, quality systems, and organisation policies and procedures
- Developing, implementing, monitoring and continuous improvement of quality systems
- Working with learners using adult education approaches
- Aged Care Accreditation Standards
- Relevant State and Commonwealth legislation
- Principles of continuous quality improvement, clinical governance and person-centred care
- Aged care clinical assessment and management tools
- Aged care documentation requirements
- Excellent oral communication skills, including the ability to liaise at all levels within the facility/service and work as part of a team
- Effective report writing skills
- Well-developed analytical, reflective and systems thinking and problem solving skills
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills

**Desirable**
- Post graduate qualification in adult education, aged care, palliative care or mental health
- Aged care funding instrument and associated documentation requirements

**About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)**
- We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT._
- We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel_