Community Nurse Team Lead

at  Catholic Healthcare

Discover a career where care goes both ways!

• Location – Metro Sydney (head office Macquarie Park)
• Permanent Full Time (Monday to Friday - no shift work!)
• Competitive salary - $115,000 PA ($58.19 per hour)
• Pay less tax with Not for Profit Salary Packaging
• Km reimbursement for all travel

Exciting things are happening at Catholic Healthcare! This year we’ll celebrate our 30 years in care and we now have 5000+ employees. Our Mission is to promote the dignity, life and spirituality of older people through connected and inclusive communities.
We have a fantastic opportunity in a newly created role for an experienced Registered Nurse, Quality and Education Manager or Care Manager to step into the people leadership space as Community Nurse Team Lead. In this newly created role, you will lead and manage the growing clinical care team of registered nurses and enrolled nurses (currently 16) to achieve optimal client and clinical care outcomes.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Provision of quality Clinical Nursing services to our valued aged care clients in their own homes with key responsibilities being:

• Providing clinical leadership, coaching and the delivery of high-quality nursing clinical care; ensuring the team meets organizational goals and standards (50% of the role)
• Ensuring delivery of evidence-based practice and risk management by adhering to best practice policy and procedures (30% of the role)
• Providing Clinical Service delivery within Model of Care, improving client care outcomes and managing the triage of referrals
• Carrying a small clinical caseload (20% of the role)

To be successful in this role you’ll need

• Allied health professional registration – Registered Nurse - with current AHPRA
• At least 4 years’ experience in community practice or residential aged care
• Strong organisation and management skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of Aged Care Standards
• Demonstrated understanding of clinical care – assessment and intervention
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team setting autonomously
• Current drivers licence and ability to travel as require