Care Community Manager (Nurse Unit Manager) - Bill Crawford Lodge

$64.63 to $69.35 per hour + salary packaging | Care Community Manager (Nurse Unit Manager)
Permanent Full Time Opportunity - 80 hours per fortnight including a monthly ADO

About the Role

Grampians Health is looking for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to join us as a Care Community Manager (Nurse Unit Manager) at Bill Crawford Lodge Aged Care Community. This leadership position offers an opportunity to manage a dedicated team, provide operational leadership, and ensure high-quality, resident-centered care. You will be responsible for budgeting, resource management, rostering, and professional development, making a real impact on the delivery of care at Bill Crawford Lodge.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team providing resident centred care in a 30-bed facility
• Manage budgeting, resource allocation, and financial performance
• Ensure the delivery of quality nursing care based on contemporary practice
• Lead staff training, development, and performance management
• Oversee compliance with quality systems and accreditation standards
• Foster a positive, engaged workplace culture
• Be able to synthesise information, through observation and written documentation to provide recommendations that are relationship centred and informed by evidence based best practice. 
• Develop reports that are contextualised to individual situations and people, that effect change on the ground and improve quality of life for people living with dementia. 
• Work in partnership with the broader Dementia Support Australia to build capability across the home and aged care sectors.
• Contribute to research, projects and programs and work innovatively to meet the changing needs of the sector

Skills & Experience

• Experience in Australian health, hospitals or aged care (community or residential). 

• Knowledge of the types of dementia, their presentation, and strategies to manage behaviour changes.  

• Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
• Postgraduate qualification in management or Aged Care nursing (desirable)
• Experience in care community management and leadership
• Knowledge of contemporary nursing practices and Aged Care standards
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

To see a full copy of the Position Description, please click here.

Interested?

Click APPLY or contact Karina Rieniets - Director of Aged Care, at 0418329011 for a confidential discussion.

We are actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state's fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia's most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia's most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.