Clinical Lead | Aged Care

at  Metlifecare

• Clinical Leadership role at Karori Village, Wellington
• Competitive salary & great staff benefits, such as paid ‘wellness’ days and your birthday off
• Work for an organisation that cares about you, your wellbeing and your professional development and growth!

ABOUT YOU

You are a highly experienced Clinical Leader ideally with a background in Aged Care, looking for an exciting and rewarding new challenge leading a high performing team in our Care facility.

Here’s what will help you succeed in this role:

• You will be a NZ Registered Nurse with a current practicing certificate
• 5+ years’ relevant aged care experience
• Strong and proven team leadership experience with leading a high performing team
• Strong understanding of gerontological and clinical best practice preferable
• Operational and quality management of business systems and processes, drives for quality improvements

ABOUT US

Established 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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are on the look-out for a highly experienced and passionate Clinical leader to lead and inspire our fabulous clinical team at Karori Village in Wellington. This is a full-time, permanent position reporting to the Village Manager, coordinating clinical service delivery and providing leadership to the clinical team so the consistency of care is maintained, whilst ensuring strategic initiatives are met.
The role will also require you to work one weekend day each week, and share ’on-call’ requirement 1 week out of 3.

Some of the great things you will be doing:

• Ensure Gerontological ‘Best Practice’ is delivered and maintained, ensuring a high standard of clinical care and knowledge
• Manage clinical staff through informal coaching, formal performance reviews, and ensuring that care staff are trained and supported in delivering high-quality care
• Maintain positive relationships with residents and families, encouraging proactive two-way communication
• Work with the Village and Care Manager, Clinical Team and other team members to ensure all aspects of audit preparation are undertaken

Here’s what will help you succeed in this role:

• You will be a NZ Registered Nurse with a current practicing certificate
• 5+ years’ relevant aged care experience
• Strong and proven team leadership experience with leading a high performing team
• Strong understanding of gerontological and clinical best practice preferable
• Operational and quality management of business systems and processes, drives for quality improvement