CLINICAL LEADER | PINANGBA SERVICES | STAR OF THE SEA - ELDERS VILLAGE
Employment Term: Permanent Full Time
Location: Thursday Island
Remuneration: $68.95ph + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances
Other benefits: Access up to $15,900 per year tax free with an additional $2,650 per year for meal and entertainment.
Additional Benefits
Sign On Bonus $2000
Retention Bonuses $27,500 paid in instalments over 24 months.
Relocation Package up to $5000 available to those needing to relocate to Thursday Island
Affordable onsite accommodation available (no pets)
Additional Remote living benefits may also be available through NFP salary packaging
Pinangba service is inviting applications from experienced Nurses to join our Star of the Sea Elders Village on Thursday Island in the capacity of Clinical Leader.
Pinangba is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lead service delivery arm of UnitingCare. The foundations of Pinangba are built from our cultural identity and strong community relationships and partnerships.
The Pinangba service of Star of the Sea is based on the edge of Thursday Island. We provide premium care in a culturally appropriate setting and pride ourselves on our genuine commitment to making residents feel part of an extended and welcoming community.
Your role
Reporting directly to the Residential Services Manager, you will provide effective care leadership and oversight of clinical care to facilitate quality care based on assessed residents’ needs that enhances and promotes quality of life. You will play a key role in providing clinical mentoring and coaching for all registered and non-registered care staff. A day in this role will see you:
Ensure resident care is assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated in accordance with the Pinangba model of care, taking into consideration each client’s physical, social, emotional and clinical needs.
Assist and inform the Residential Service Manager to ensure that the service meets or exceeds all accreditation standards.
Provide expert advice and support against all key clinical indicators and their application in practice.
Provide clinical service monitoring reports to registered staff and management. Pinangba support team complete all auditing and external reporting obligations.
Ensure that all new clinical staff are appropriately oriented to the clinical care services and supported/encouraged in their ongoing professional development.
Oversight of clinical and pharmaceutical ordering.
Infection control and outbreak preparedness for facility – training provided if required through Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control.
Role Requirements
Current AHPRA registration as a Division 1 Registered Nurse.
Post Graduate qualifications in either a Health discipline or Management or working towards is highly desirable.
Extensive general nursing experience and demonstrated skills reflective of experience.
Demonstrated experience and knowledge in Australian National Aged Care Classification funding model (ANACC).
Demonstrated understanding of resident based, person centred care service delivery.
Extensive clinical care management experience, including experience in Infection control or willingness to undertake training in IPC.
Knowledge of continuous quality improvement practices.
Employee Benefits:
Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too
Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email reconciliation@ucareqld.com.au
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.