Clinical Leader - Fixed Term

Eldercare Cottage Grove at Woodcroft is looking for a Clinical Leader to backfill a parental leave contract concluding in October 2024.

Eldercare has an exciting opportunity for experienced Registered Nurse Level 2 to join the team at Eldercare Cottage Grove, Woodcroft.

As Clinical Leader, you will be an integral part of our site management team at our 101 bed Aged Care Facility located in Woodcroft. You will have the opportunity to work closely with staff, residents and families under the direction and support by our Clinical Care Manager and Site Operations Manager.

With sound clinical experience, you will have a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of high quality, individualised nursing care to our residents. You will actively lead and mentor staff, ensuring that each team member is equipped and empowered to deliver the best resident-focused care.  Eldercare offers a well-supported working environment where high standards of employee performance and resident care are consistently maintained.

About the role

• Located at our Woodcroft site.
• Full time, Fixed Term until 28th October 2024
• Utilise your clinical experience and people skills in an engaging leadership role.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Extensive clinical experience as a Registered Nurse
• Previous leadership experience, managing and mentoring staff.
• A genuine passion for providing individualised clinical care to support ageing in place.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with staff, residents and their families.

Eldercare encourage you to apply if you are a committed and results-driven individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality outcomes whilst modelling the behaviours underpinning Eldercare's values of respect, accountability and connection.

For further information, please contact Amanda O'Keefe, Site Operations Manager, 0404 372 938.

To view the Job and Person Specification of this role please click here.

Applications will be considered as they are received and will be accepted until 5pm Friday 8th December 2023.

To work for Eldercare, you are required to have a police clearance valid for working in aged care (vulnerable) and clearance needs to be less than 12 months since date of issue.

As per Eldercare’s Employee Immunisation Policy, all Eldercare employees are required to:

• Be vaccinated against seasonal influenza by no later than 1 June each year
• Be vaccinated against COVID-19 as per current ATAGI guidelines

Exemptions on a temporary or permanent basis can only be approved by Eldercare’s Chief Executive. 

Eldercare welcomes and respects the diversity that our residents, staff and volunteers bring. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are included and respected.

Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents, staff and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe.

Eldercare encourages respectful relationships and does not accept any form of gender‑based violence in the workplace. Eldercare is committed to preventing violence against women and is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace to support victims of abuse.

All employees can expect to receive fair and equal treatment and to be free from discrimination in all aspects of their life with Eldercare.

Eldercare is proud to provide a smoke-free environment across all sites.