Clinical Manager

**Churches of Christ, Oak Towers Aged Care Service, Oakleigh, VIC**

**Permanent, Full-time opportunity**

**Imagine working for us**

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.

We also offer:

- Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
- Five weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
- Discounts through our large network of retail partners.

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth, and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

**About the role**

As the Care Manager at Oak Towers Aged Care Service, you will be in charge of leading and mentoring a team of clinicians. You will work alongside the Service Manager in building and maintaining a culture of success.

In this role you will:

- Coordinate and promote a consultative and collaborative approach to resident care planning and quality management activities;
- Review Aged Care Funding Instrument data for accuracy and relevance before submission;
- Monitor and review nursing practice procedures and clinical programs and initiatives;
- Oversee and report resident/client documentation in accordance with electronic documentation and organisational requirements;
- Oversee the provision of care by external service providers. Coordinate and monitor the delivery of clinical care by direct care staff in accordance with standards of practice and professional guidelines.

**About you**

Our Care Manager will be responsible for the delivery of exceptional care to our residents. You will have a passion to build strong, meaningful connections with our residents and their families while modelling our "Positive Wellbeing Model of Care". This role would be ideal for an experienced Level 2 Registered Nurse with aged care experience looking for a new challenge.

As the Care Manager, ideally, your experience and qualifications include:

- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse;
- Experience in managing and leading clinical care in the aged care sector;
- Strong knowledge of the aged care accreditation system and compliance;
- Demonstrated knowledge of AN-ACC;
- Experience in educating, mentoring and motivating staff;
- Superior communication skills both written and verbal;
- Possess or have the ability to obtain a National Police and NDIS Screening Certificate.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as received