National Manager Wound Prevention and Management

**General information**:

- Position number
- 50520093
- Posted date
- 11-Dec-2024
- Closed date
- 10-Jan-2025
- Business unit
- Residential Aged Care
- Division
- Clinical & Care Practice
- Office location
- Camberwell

**Description and requirements**:
Join our passionate country-wide team of caring professionals dedicated to making a meaningful impact on the lives of older Australians. We’re one of the biggest providers, leading the way, showing personalised and respectful care for over 9,000 residents and clients across homes and residential aged care facilities, retirement living, day therapy and day respite centres.

We know it’s the little things that make a real difference, and believe in the power of hearts and minds to create real, lasting change. It’s work you can feel good about.

The opportunity

The National Manager Wound Prevention and Management will provide organisational leadership, advocacy and oversight in optimising skin integrity, wound prevention and management programs across Regis Aged Care Homes and Services. This role combines clinical leadership, education, policy development, and quality improvement initiatives to enhance outcomes for residents and clients.

The role will contribute at an operational level by providing expert advice to other Regis teams to ensure the delivery of personal, safe, effective and integrated care in line with best practice and sustainable management of the business. Working with and through other member of the Strategy Care Excellence and Operations team, the role is responsible for delivering capability within our carer and nursing workforce.

The important role you’ll play
- Provide clinical skill and expertise to ensure systems and process in place to support the delivery of evidence based, quality care across Regis Homes
- Support clinical compliance and safety, and manage risk (as it relates to the wound prevention and management)
- Supports education and research across Regis related to skin optimisation, wound prevention and management practices
- Maintains a high standard of care through the promotion of quality improvement systems, including surveillance and auditing
- Ensures the provision & implementation of safe and effective wound prevention and management
- Skilfully lead and support projects related to wound prevention and management
- Deliver excellent customer service, contribute to team culture and positive working relationships
- Contribute to a safe, compliant living and working environment

What you'll bring to the role
- Current, satisfactory NDIS check
- Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Post graduate qualification relating to wound prevention and management
- Relevant clinical experience in wound prevention and management
- Previous experience in a related role
- Demonstrated knowledge of current local and national wound prevention and management issues
- A commitment to ongoing education and development for all staff within the multi-disciplinary team based on wound prevention and management principles
- Demonstrated experience in undertaking quality improvement activities through the promotion of changes to practice
- Ability to prepare data with comprehensive analysis and succinctly report to appropriate stakeholders
- Advanced computer skills including programs in the Microsoft Office Suite
- Demonstrated experience engaging, communicating and managing relationships with a diversity of stakeholders across a national organisation and within a matrix environment.

To work in residential aged care, you will need to provide satisfactory background checks, supply an NDIS worker screening clearance, current year flu vaccination, and certification proof.

What our people love about working here

As a team that supports older people to live life on their terms, we genuinely care - for our people, our work and the elderly. That’s why we make a big deal of recognising and supporting you, creating a culture of mutual respect, and offering more opportunities to build your career.

We believe in the power of hearts and minds. Of thoughts and actions. And how the little things make a real difference. We're a close-knit, collaborative team that values kindness and puts your wellbeing first. Our commitment to your safety shines through in our Circle of Care initiative, the winner in the Safer and Supported Workforce Awards[BM2] 2024, which ensures you're physically and psychologically safe at work. We want you to feel seen, valued, and respected for the skills you share and the professional growth goals you bring. So, we celebrate your work, support your life outside work and consider you one of our own from the start.

Benefits to support and reward you
- Enjoy a flexible working environment giving you better life balance and wellbeing
- Lots of opportunities to realise your potential in an organisation that invests in your personal development. Enjoy support to grow, learn, and explore