Description:
- Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits
- 6 month contract - 76 hours per fortnight from 15th September 2025 to 15th March 2026
- Exciting Leadership opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse in Aged Care
You will have the opportunity to be the difference whilst enjoying great rewards including salary packaging benefits, Bupa Health Insurance discounts, discounted gym memberships and much more.
About the role
As a Care Manager with Southern Cross Care, you will work closely with the Residential Services Manager to implement a healthy and active ageing service delivery model, which ensures resident choice, independence, and quality of life are maintained at the highest level.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Ensuring the delivery of high quality service with the emphasis on person centred care and maintaining resident’s independence and dignity in line with best practice standards
- Providing support to the Residential Services Manager in the day to day management of staff and resources to meet each resident’s goals and their care needs
- Coordinating personal and clinical care ensuring each resident’s quality of life and health goals and needs are optimised to the highest level
- Coordinating and ensuring the maintenance of quality care through effective personal and clinical care, risk management, quality assurance and compliance activities
- Ensuring all Aged Care accreditation requirements are met
- Leadership, mentoring and guidance and day to day support of care staff in all aspects of care and service delivery
For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position descriptions.
About you
We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent including current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
- Current First Aid Certificate (HLTAID011) & Current CPR Certificate (HLTAID009)
- Previous experience in a Clinical Nurse role as well as the ability to work at an advanced level of nursing practice in the care and management of older people
- Demonstrated experience in the leadership of staff through periods of change in culture, services and approaches to resident care
- Sound interpersonal skills and the ability to express ideas clearly and concisely
- Demonstrated competence in auditing and quality assurance activities
- Exceptional organisational skills including the ability to manage a range of priorities
- Effective problem solving, negotiation and decision making skills
- Candidates with Care Manager experience in an Aged Care or Health Care setting will be highly regarded
About us
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.
When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your well-being and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.
Apply online: www.southerncrosscare.com.au/careers
Enquiries: vicky.tan@southerncrosscare.com.au
Applications close: 4pm on Friday 1st of August 2025