Facility Manager – Residential Aged Care

• Senior nursing leadership role in Residential Aged Care
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Permanent full-time role

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest metropolitan public health services.  We provide a comprehensive range of high-quality acute, sub-acute, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age and socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

We have an exciting and unique opportunity for a dynamic and experienced aged care registered nurse, with recent leadership skills and capability and experience with psychogeriatric patients, to come be part of our Eastern Health senior management team as Facility Manager, Mooroolbark Aged Psychogeriatric Residential Care Facility. This is a great opportunity to work in the public health sector and further develop your leadership experience and skills whilst being part of a values based supportive team.  The position is permanent full time – Monday to Friday.

Mooroolbark Aged Psychogeriatric Residential Care Facility is a 30 bed residential interim care facility for people over 65 years located in the suburb of Mooroolbark. The facility’s interdisciplinary team provides holistic care to residents referred to our service from the Aged Person Mental Health in Patient Unit (Peter James Centre).

Working closely with the Director of Nursing/Associate Program Director – Residential Aged Care Services you will lead and support an established nursing team in providing resident centred care to residents and their families in Aged Psychogeriatric residential care.   Role modelling best practice behaviours and values through your leadership will ensure the nursing team are delivering excellent and consistent patient orientated care.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Hold current nursing registration with AHPRA
• Hold a post graduate diploma in psychiatric/mental health nursing or completed a specialist under graduate psychiatric nursing program
• Have excellent knowledge of best practice in aged care and psychogeriatric nursing
• Be passionate about providing patient centred care
• Have demonstrated clinical leadership experience and skills
• Be highly accountable and display a supportive and engaging style

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

The benefits of working for Eastern Health include:

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

If you have the ability and drive to make a difference take hold of this opportunity and apply today!

For full details refer to the attached Position Description and direct all enquiries to the contact person listed.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police records check.

Please submit all applications online.

Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.

Eastern Health Values:  Patients First: Agility: Humility: Respect: Kindness: Excellence