Assistant Care Manager

at  Metlifecare

• Fixed Term, Full-time Leadership position
• Competitive salary + great staff benefits offered.
• Work for an organisation that cares about you and your professional development and growth!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an Assistant Care Manager to support and lead our team of passionate Registered Nurses and Caregivers, who provide first class care to our residents at Whangarei Park Village.
You will be reporting to the Village and Care Manager and responsible for leading and coaching the clinical team. You may be a Senior Nurse in Aged Care with the right attitude wanting to step up into management.

SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS YOU WILL BE DOING:

• 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.
• Lead and manage a team of registered nurses, ensuring day to day high levels of clinical delivery. Ensuring clinical compliance meets auditing requirements.
• Supporting, identifying, and upskilling the needs and requirements of the registered nurses and care workers, as well as providing appropriate direction and delegation.
• Working and liaising closely with the Manager to undertake risk management, quality projects and improvements.
• Support the ‘Clinical On-Call’ roster.