Care Manager - Aged Care - Toowoomba/QLD

CARE MANAGER - AGED CARE

Exciting Opportunity: Care Manager Position Available in Toowoomba, QLD

• Base Salary $130k base plus super, plus Health Insurance
• Current AHPRA is essential
• Professional growth opportunities
• Must have the right to work in Australia

About the client

Our client is one of the largest aged care providers in Australia. They are seeking an experienced Aged Care Manager to oversee their facility, which accommodates over 120 beds and includes various care units such as dementia, respite, and palliative care. The primary goal of the client is to ensure the health, lifestyle, and well-being of their residents.

As a Care Manager, you'll be immersed in a supportive environment, fostering a friendly and professional staff!

About the role:

As a Care Manager, you will join a team of compassionate and dedicated clinical professionals. Your role will involve assisting the General Manager in overseeing and guiding the provision of resident-focused care. You will ensure excellence in continuous assessment, care planning, evaluation, and clinical governance, contributing to residents' longer, healthier, and happier lives.

Duties include

• Oversee the daily clinical operations of the care home
• Support and lead the care home clinical team including coaching, mentoring, staff allocations and delegation, performance management and education
• Review clinical incidents, complaints and changes
• Lead compliance with ACFI assessments
• Manage person-centred care planning and evaluation for residents - including case conferencing with families and carers
• Prepare and conduct clinical governance audits
• Oversee medication management in accordance with resident needs and legislative requirements
• Liaise with allied health, medical practitioners and other services to provide optimal resident care

Skills & experience

• Current AHPRA is essential
• Need to have the right to work in Australia
• Bachelor of Nursing or Equivalent is essential
• Post-grad qualification in aged care highly regarded
• Experience managing a minimum of 30 beds
• Proven track record in delivering quality clinical care within an aged care or acute setting
• Excellent clinical assessment skills and care planning capabilities
• Highly effective communication, leadership and relationship management skills
• An understanding of Resident Rights, Aged Care Accreditation Standards and Outcomes

How to apply:

If this sounds like the next step in your career, apply now or contact Alex Pavanelli on 07 4037 2044 for a confidential chat or email [email protected] - To find out more about our roles, access our website: healthcareaustralia.com.au

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