Unit Coordinator – Rest Home - New Zealand Jobs Opening

August 21, 2024

Ryman Healthcare

Invercargill

FULL TIME & OTHER

Unit Coordinator – Rest Home

Lead and inspire your team to deliver exceptional care, fostering inclusivity and building long-lasting relationships!

Enjoy genuine appreciation from residents for your vital role in their wellbeing
Experience a dynamic work environment, keeping your skills sharp
Grow your career with Ryman: Develop, care, and make a difference!

About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our clinical leadership team as a Unit Coordinator for the Rest Home (Edinburgh) Unit at Rowena Jackson Retirement Village, located in Invercargill. The role includes working Sunday to Thursday, 0800 - 1630 with a shared on-call component.

As the Rest home Unit Coordinator, you will use your nursing and people skills to:

Provide leadership, coaching, and support to your team, ensuring care is always "good enough for mum and dad"
Foster the Ryman culture which promotes a safe and enjoyable work experience for your team
Ensure all care is continuously assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated to meet the needs of each resident within the rest home Unit
Actively engage with resident's families/whānau, visitors, Allied Health Professionals, and District Health Boards, creating lasting relationships
Ensure your team embrace a range of beliefs, ethnicities, gender, sexuality, and principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Perform and support your nursing team to conduct inter RAI assessments
Intermittently provide additional time outside rostered hours to attend events, support team members or residents and families as needed
Dedicate quality time with your team, including flexibility of rostered hours on different shifts to connect with all team members within the unit
Communicate effectively and efficiently with your team that promotes respect and trust
Participate as a positive and trusting member of a team that works together as one
Provide support to your Clinical Manager and Village Manager

About You
To thrive in our supportive and caring environment you will have:

A current APC (annual practising certificate)
inter RAI training or willingness to gain competency
Extensive experience as a Senior Registered Nurse or Nursing Leader
The ability to lead, share knowledge and motivate your team
Kindness, compassion, and drive, to deliver exceptional care to our residents
Flexibility to share responsibilities of the on-call component with other Unit Coordinators as per a roster coordinated by the Village Manager

About Ryman

At Ryman, we believe the measure of a full life is one that gets richer with age.
Ryman Healthcare is a leader in retirement living and aged care. Our driving purpose is to enhance freedom, connection and well-being for people as we grow older. We own and operate 48 villages in New Zealand and Australia and we employ approximately 7,700 team members across a range of different sectors. Additionally, we are proud to be the first healthcare company to receive the Wellbeing Tick.
At the heart of our business, everything we do must be 'Good enough for mum and dad.'

About our Benefits
Working at Ryman has benefits beyond providing the best care to our residents - as part of our team, you will:

Have certainty of hours through fixed rosters
Be provided with opportunities for career progression with ongoing support for professional development
Appreciate our pleasing resident-to-staff ratio, allowing for more personalised care
Be eligible to apply for funded post-graduate study opportunities including study leave
Receive education, long service and wellness leave on top of standard leave
Have opportunities to work in both New Zealand and Australia
Work within a secure building with 24-hour management and support
Access over 60 discounts with well-known brands across a variety of sectors including health and wellbeing, banking, insurance, retail, and more!

At Ryman, we support an environment where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. We embrace diversity and celebrate individual uniqueness, encouraging anyone wanting to work for Ryman to apply for our vacant positions.
If you are interested in joining an organisation with a clear purpose and a commitment to innovation, kindness and excellence, we would love to hear from you!

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means a job ad may close before the advertised close date.

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available