Lovely Christchurch location - work close to home.Competitive salary + great staff benefits offered.Work for an organisation that cares about you and your professional development and growth!About the roleReporting to the Nurse Manager, we are looking for an Assistant Care Manager for this full-time, permanent position. You will be responsible for supporting and leading the clinical team, ensuring clinical excellence is at the forefront of everything we do. You may be a Senior Nurse in Aged Care with the right attitude wanting to step up. Based in Christchurch, Metlifecare The Village Palms has an excellent working environment with a beautiful modern Rest Home and Hospital.You will also need to be flexible to cover RN shifts as required and be available to share the "On Call" with the team.Standard days of work are Sundays to Thursdays.We are offering an attractive salary and great staff benefits such as Health and Life insurance, paid 'wellness' days, and your birthday off each year, just to mention a few.Some of the great things you will be doing include:Using your clinical skills to assess and identify the needs of our residents to be able to formulate/review individual care plans.Ensure compassionate and excellent quality of care is provided to all residents.Develop lasting relationships with our residents and their families/whanau.Support the Nurse Manager to lead and manage a team of registered nurses, ensuring day-to-day high levels of clinical delivery and compliance with auditing requirements.Support, identify, and upskill the needs and requirements of the registered nurses and care workers, as well as providing appropriate direction and delegation.Work closely with the Business Care Manager to undertake risk management, quality projects, and improvements.Support the 'Clinical On-Call' roster.In the absence of the Nurse Manager, pick up delegated management & financial duties such as approving time & attendance records for Payroll.About youAged care experience with management or advanced clinical practice preferred.Current Annual Practicing certificate and First Aid Certificate.Current InterRai certification.Up-to-date knowledge on wound care.Demonstrates excellent leadership and communication skills.A helpful, team player attitude and a caring, respectful manner which is important in our aged care environment.Provide Nursing Practice in a culturally safe manner and support the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.Uphold the Rights of the Health and Disability Code.About UsEstablished in 1984, Metlifecare is a leading owner and operator of retirement villages, providing rewarding lifestyles and care to more than 6,500 New Zealanders. We pride ourselves on providing retirement communities in which people are empowered to be the very best version of themselves.Check out some of our Benefits!3 paid wellness days per annum.1 paid day of leave to celebrate your birthday each year.Health Insurance - automatic cover free to all permanent staff.Access to our new Reward and Recognition platform which includes access to discounts and cashbacks from over 100 retailers.26 weeks of parental leave on full pay and 5 days paid leave for partners.KiwiSaver payments continued for those opted in over the age of 65 years.Employee assistance program (EAP).Refer a friend incentive of up to $1500.Please note that Identification and work eligibility is required with your application.Location(s): The Village Palms - Retirement Villages Christchurch.
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