Clinical Manager - Hawthorn

Advance your career with this Clinical Manager leadership role at one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care providers.

We are looking for a special kind of person – a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

As the Clinical Manager you’ll be part of an experienced, engaged and dedicated team helping to create a welcoming, professional and supportive care experience for the residents of St Vincent’s Care Services Hawthorn.

St Vincent's Care Services Hawthorn (locally known as Mary Mackillop Aged Care) is a 91 bed facility located in Hawthorn East, just 7km from Melbourne's city centre with the added convenience of Camberwell Junction right around the corner. Because at St Vincent’s, kindness works for us.

The Opportunity:

This is a great full-time, permanent opportunity for a Clinical Manager to work closely with another onsite Clinical Manager to collaborate, lead the clinical and care team to ensure optimal care and services, helping to create a welcoming, professional and supportive care experience for the residents of St Vincent’s Care Services Hawthorn.

You will be a clinically focused, experienced aged care professional, who can engage with your team to coach and mentor, drive continuous improvement, whilst working closely with our experienced Facility Manager to deliver excellence in clinical and person-centred care.

Things that work for us:

• A kind, dedicated nature with strong alignment to our values - Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence;

• An excellent understanding of the Aged Care Act with knowledge and experience of the Aged Care Accreditation process;

• Experience as a Clinical Manager in an aged care facility;

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to maintain collaborative relationships;

• Sound computer skills and the ability to work across different systems and processes;

• Ability to foster a safe workplace and drive continuous quality improvement initiatives to develop sustainable practice

• Understanding of Aged Care and resident rights and responsibilities

• Current flu and COVID-19 vaccination

• National Police Certificate (within the last 6 months)

• Successful completion and maintenance of Key Personnel Checks. This position is considered a Key Personnel role, being responsible for day-to-day operations, and having authority, decision-making, influence & responsibility for planning and directing activities within our organisation.

Things that work for you:

• Competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum

• Opportunity to work for the nation’s largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision

• Friendly team environment with a great community care spirit

• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service

• No cost uniforms and training

• Free annual flu vaccination

• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of the St Vincent’s Care family.

For more than 175 years, St Vincent’s Care Services (SVCS) has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia and the legacy of compassion, justice, integrity and excellence entrusted to us by the Sisters of Charity and their Founder Mary Aitkenhead continues to inspire our work today.

Our spiritual and hospital-based heritage has taught us that wellness is about more than medical needs. It’s about building a true partnership around trust and respect. That’s why we take a person-centred approach – delivering holistic, individual care that achieves wellbeing for mind, body and spirit.

At St Vincent’s we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the important of creating a work environment that is welcome, safe, fair and impartial and invite people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.

Reconciliation Action Plan

As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit http://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

Interested? Apply today!