Care Evaluator

**Care Evaluator - RN1 (Grade 2)**

**Gilgunya Residential Aged Care - Coburg(VIC)**

**Part Time Fixed Term Basis**
- **Work with a rapidly growing not-for-profit organisation committed to social justice.**:

- **Wintringham promotes ongoing training and professional excellence.**:

- **Discounted membership to over 290 gyms/recreation centres**:

- **Competitive pay rates**:$**45.90 to $54.13**+** superannuation**:

- **Part Time role - 3 days per week (Monday to Friday - flexible with days)**:

- **Fixed Term position - 12 month period**:

- **Based at our Gilgunya Village in Coburg (VIC)**

**About us**
- Wintringham is a specialised non-religious not-for-profit welfare organisation. We are committed to providing older people who are at risk or have experienced homelessness with a range of high-quality care, housing and services. We employ more than 1,000 staff across Victoria and Tasmania.

**Your new role**
- We are currently seeking a proactive and enthusiastic Registered Nurse (RN1) to join our residential team at our Gilgunya Residential Aged Care facility on a Part Time Fixed Term basis. Reporting directly to the Care Manager and Site Manager and Indirectly to the Clinical Services Manager (for clinical supervision), you will be evaluating care of Wintringham residents. This dynamic role will comprise of 3 weekly shifts from Monday to Friday, flexible with days to be worked each week. The rostered days will span from either 7am to 3pm or 8am to 4pm depending on your availability.
- This Fixed term position will run over a 12 month period from the commencement date.

**Your responsibilities and duties will include**:

- To provide high quality care through the process of direct assessment with the resident and development of support plans in line with the resident’s current care needs and lifestyle choices
- Develop an excellent knowledge of each resident’s care requirements; The care evaluator will achieve this by hands on provision of care for the residents and working directly with care staff in the provision of care.
- To be responsible for the development, implementation and review of residents’ assessed care needs and development of care plans in line with resident’s needs and choice.
- To share the care plan with residents and next of kin and further analyse their usual care needs, so that the care plan truly reflects the resident’s care needs
- To assess, reassess and document resident’s care needs with the resident’s care and nursing staff in a timely manner
- Ensure changes to resident’s assessed care needs are relayed to resident, Wintringham staff and relevant external stakeholders
- To understand the impact of changes to residents’ health, medication and lifestyle may have on care needs and behaviours and develop plans and strategies to support the resident.
- To observe, reassess, evaluate, and report changes in resident’s behaviour or physical condition to the Care Manager to better assist behaviour support for residents
- Provide detailed strategies, plans and support that consider all elements of resident/ client choice, best practice, practicality, and risk.
- To work as part of the care team with the resident to truly know the resident’s care needs, the care evaluator must work with the residents and staff and critically review the resident’s care needs

**What is in it for you?**
- We are committed to offering an enjoyable, safe and flexible workplace that provides a work-life balance. When you are working with Wintringham, you will have access to the following benefits:

- **Access to exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging**: salary package your personal expenses up to the amount of $15,900.
- **Continuous development**:we believe in giving our staff the skills they need and will keep you up to date with yearly qualifications such as behaviour management, first aid, CPR and manual handling. We offer many growth opportunities and have a strong internal recruitment program.
- **Free access to wellbeing services + great discounts to retailers**: When you are employed at Wintringham, you will have access to our Employee Assistance Program, staff wellbeing portal and exclusive discounts from leading retailers
- Registered Nurse Division 1
- Current AHRPA Registration (mandatory)
- Knowledge and understanding of the special needs of older people
- Experience in gerontology / community / palliative / mental health / alcohol and drugs or related specialty
- Knowledge and skills to perform personal care and clinical tasks
- Ability to work both in team and autonomously
- Keen eye for detail
- Prior experience in homelessness, aged care, welfare, disability, allied health or community care is highly desirable
- Excellent communication skills
- The ability to enhance or maintain our residents’ independence and lifestyle
- A friendly and non-judgmental attitude

**This sounds great How do I apply?**
- For more information about the role, you can download a copy of the Position Descript