Care Coordinator & Nurse Mentor | Expressions of Interest

The Role

We have an exciting and fast-paced opportunity to join our Clinical Care team in the role of Clinical Care Coordinator & Nurse Mentor. This full-time role reports to the General Manager, with support and guidance from the Clinical Care Manager whilst supervising and supporting our passionate care team. The key purpose of this role is to ensure that all our residents within our facility receive the highest quality of clinical care. The Clinical Care Coordinator & Nurse Mentor is responsible for the management and resourcing of the care needs within the facility, ensuring documentation and assessments are up to date and in alignment with best-in-class clinical practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Provision of clinical expertise and leadership of clinical and care service teams across the Care Home.
• Assist Care Manager to lead carer teams to meet all clinical needs of residents – including monitoring and tracking clinical indicators to achieve best practice clinical care outcomes.
• Responsible for managing all aspects of the assessment, documentation, and submission of AN-ACC requirements within the facility.
• Support the effective documentation and full clinical team user support of policies, procedures, and IT system requirements in the facility.
• Coordination of assessment, care planning, and review processes within the facility.
• Support the admission of new residents to facilities for optimal care assessments and initial consultations with residents and families.
• Ensure accurate information is recorded and in accordance with all organizational and legislative requirements (AN-ACC, resident records, and staff time recording).
• Input and oversight into the facility team rosters and ensuring optimal skill mix available for delivery of care to residents.
• Manage and document clinical risk within the facility and ensure a commitment to continuous improvements within the facility.

You will offer

• You will have an innate empathy for our residents and be committed to continually improving the quality of clinical care provided to them.
• Minimum 1 year experience as a Clinical Care Coordinator or similar leadership position.
• Current unrestricted Registered Nurse Div 1 with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Postgraduate qualifications in aged care would be advantageous but not essential.
• Experience and extensive knowledge of Aged Care clinical assessments, care plans, AN-ACC, and accreditation compliance and documentation.
• Engaging style that has the ability to easily influence and develop clinical leadership skills across the clinical care team in an aged care environment.
• High level of computing skills to ensure that documentation and reporting requirements can be maintained in accordance with organizational and legislative requirements.
• A confident team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills that has a passion for leading clinical outcomes.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and have a balanced and level-headed approach to emergency and stressful situations that arise.
• Have a valid NDIS Workers Screening Clearance (or ability to apply via How to apply | NDIS).

Benefits - Why work for us?

• Fitness Passport.
• Career growth opportunities within a strong mentoring team culture.
• Opportunity to specialize in palliative, dementia, IPC, falls, and/or wound care.
• Access to in-house and online training programs - FREE to all employees.
• Supportive, positive team environment with a strong caring work ethic.
• Companywide safety-first workplaces for our residents, families, and staff.
• Positive wellbeing, fun, and engaging team/shift activities.
• Access to family-friendly benefits like our EAP and Flare (employee discounts).
• Work-Rite Micro professional development FREE to all employees.