Location: Gordon & Thornleigh NSW

ETS: ASAP

Multiple Night shifts, including weekends

Both part-time and casual opportunities are available

About Australian Nursing Home Foundation (ANHF)

Australian Nursing Home Foundation ("ANHF") is one of the leading providers of culturally and linguistically diverse aged care in Australia. Celebrating 45 years of service, we pride ourselves on providing quality and safe residential and community aged care services for the Chinese and Southeast Asian communities. Our vision is to be the model provider of culturally appropriate residential and community aged care in Australia. To honour and respect our elders as family in happy, caring communities is our continuous mission.

About the role

Provide a leading role in clinical care to residents, work as the in-charge person for night shifts

Responsible for all the required processes in the provision of high-quality care services in ANHF Residential Aged Care Facilities.

Support Care Manager in providing information, advice, referral, and direct support services to residents in meeting their identified care needs.

Provides direction, support, and guidance to team leaders to ensure their teams are effectively engaged in the delivery of person-centred care to residents and monitors activities against specific performance requirements.

Responsibilities and Duties

Provide support and mentoring to team members and act as a resource as required.

Maintains efficient and effective documentation systems where required.

Conducts care recipient assessments either as scheduled or when a change in care recipient health status indicates.

Attends to complex wound procedures.

Oversees care delivery to care recipients with complex and chronic health problems.

Develop and evaluate care plans to improve care recipients' care in consultation with care recipients and their representatives.

Creates and maintains positive relationships with care recipients, colleagues, and visitors.

Ensures safe medication management systems in line with legislative guidelines and standards.

Maintain close observation daily of the condition and behaviour of the residents.

Organise and attend medical practitioners’ or allied health professionals’ visits as required.

Carry out and supervise the daily treatment for residents as ordered.

Ensure all observations are carried out as scheduled or as when necessary and are maintained in the records.

Participate in continuous improvement activities in maintaining a high standard of care.

Maintain the optimal standard of care for all care recipients and take initiatives to attend to care recipients’ care needs in a supportive and respectful manner.

Follow all administrative protocols as required.

About the successful candidate

The successful candidates should possess but not be limited to the following:

Essential:

Current AHPRA registration

Minimum 2 years of experience in residential aged care or equivalent.

Demonstrated experience in planning and implementing nursing care plans for older people

Demonstrated knowledge and application of WHS, EEO, and anti-discrimination legislative requirements

Evidence of effective leadership, team building, interpersonal and communication skills.

Strong written and oral communication skills in English.

Computer literacy includes knowledge and competency in Microsoft applications

National Police Clearance

Unrestricted work rights in Australia

Desirable:

Able to communicate in either Mandarin Chinese or Cantonese

Experience working with culturally and Linguistically Diverse populations.

About Benefits

ANHF offers competitive pay rates, ongoing training, and career development opportunities within the organisation.

Salary packaging options up to $18,550 p.a. are available to eligible employees

Interested?

For a confidential discussion about this role, please phone (02) 8741 0213 or email [email protected] quoting the job title in the subject line, together with your CV.

Australian Nursing Home Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring equality in the recruitment, development, retention, and promotion of staff and that no one is disadvantaged based on their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Successful applications will be subject to a variety of background checks.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.