The role 

As part of the Amberwood management team, you will be supporting the Business and Care Manager to ensure the efficient, effective, and sustainable clinical, financial, and operational viability of the care centre. 

In this key leadership role, you will use your advanced clinical knowledge to lead and inspire our clinical team, ensuring that exceptional care, based on current best practices is provided to our residents.  With strong clinical support from a Regional Clinical Manager.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Providing excellent care that reflects our resident’s individuality and their right to choice, respect, and dignity
• Leading and inspiring our clinical team to ensure optimal care is provided to our residents
• Developing, coaching, and mentoring the clinical team
• Fostering critical thinking and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement
• Building connections and relationships with our residents and their families 
• Having the autonomy to make critical decisions regarding resident care. 

What you’ll bring 

• Clinical Manager experience or relevant experience in a similar role
  
• A current New Zealand Annual Practising Certificate  
• Commitment to excellent service delivery  
• Strong personal values that are aligned with ours
• Highly tuned problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Empathy and a passion for Aged Care
• Leadership skills with proven experience in building an effective team
• InterRai experience desirable.

Who we are 

We’re the proud owner and operator of 44 Villages across New Zealand, providing Village and Aged Care Living. Our dedicated team are passionate about transforming the aged residential care experience and redefining what it means to live in a New Zealand Care Centre – ensuring that it’s a life stage to be enjoyed with purpose and connection in a way that is unique to the people we care for. All of our Oceania team share the same dedication to providing expert and personalised care for the people that once cared for us.

At Oceania, we build villages, not just homes. Places are designed to enable our residents to live the way they always have, with value, purpose and connection to the things that matter most. We're led by them, and it's this shared belief in better that makes our approach different.

We Kiwis have a proud tradition of striving for better. That's why we're reimagining the retirement living and aged care experience. 

What we offer 

This belief in better means we are committed to supporting you to learn and do better and will provide you with:

• Indemnity insurance cover and APC reimbursement
• A clinical career pathway to support your ongoing development and career progression
• Formal PDRP programme, supported by our Clinical Education team
• A safe and healthy working environment with access to a free, confidential support service
• Employee shares, at no cost, for permanent employees
• Access to a range of great staff discounts with our suppliers.

We strive to do better every day. Apply now and become part of our journey. 

If you have questions please contact Shirley Ross, Regional Clinical Manager at shirley.ross@oceaniahealthcare.co.nz for a confidential career conversation.