Assistant Clinical Services Manager - ADON

Head Office - Flemington

Fixed Term- Full Time Basis

Internal Only

• Join a rapidly growing not-for-profit organisation committed to social justice
• Wintringham promotes ongoing training and professional excellence
• Competitive pay rate + on call allowance (when on call)
• Generous motor vehicle allowance
• ​Access to NFP Salary Packaging
• Full Time (38 hours p/week)
• Fixed term – runs from 06/05/2024 to  31/01/2025
• Covering Metropolitan Melbourne, Regional Victoria and Hobart
• Based in Flemington

About us

Wintringham is a specialised non-religious not-for-profit welfare organisation. We are committed to providing older people who are at risk or have experienced homelessness with a range of high-quality care, housing, and support services. We employ more than 1,000 staff across Victoria and Tasmania.

Wintringham’s dynamic and highly skilled Clinical Care Team provides support to all Wintringham Programs including  residential, community and Housingensuring that residents and clients receive high quality services that meet their health care needs. Our Clinical Care Team are an integral part of our operations systems and play a vital role in the assessment delivery and review of care to clients with complex needs.

Your new role

Due to planned leave, a Full Time Assistant Clinical Services Manager – ADON opportunity exists to enhance our Clinical Care team. Reporting to the Clinical Services Manager – DON, you will help oversee Clinical Care operations to ensure that the operations are consistent with Wintringham’s philosophy of options, rights, dignity. This Fixed Term position runs from May 2024 till the ned of Janusary 2025.

Your responsibilities and duties will also include (but aren’t limited to):

• Support the Clinical Services Manager – DON with afterhours Clinical Care
• Clinical supervision of RN1s and EENs including delegation as agreed with the Clinical Services Manager – DON
• Ensuring that residents and clients receive appropriate services of the highest quality to meet their health care needs
• Ensuring consistency in practice and approach to clinical care is maintained throughout the service
• Supporting clinical governance to residential and community programs
• Support and assess resident and client competency in areas of complex care needs and medication management

What is in it for you?

We are committed to offering an enjoyable, safe and flexible workplace that provides a work-life balance. When you are working with Wintringham, you will have access to the following benefits:

• Access to exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging: salary package your personal expenses up to the amount of $15,900.
• Continuous development: we believe in giving our staff the skills they need and will keep you up to date with yearly qualifications such as behaviour management, first aid, CPR and manual handling. We offer many growth opportunities and have a strong internal recruitment program.
• Free access to wellbeing services + discounts to retailers: When you are employed at Wintringham, you will have access to our Employee Assistance Program, Staff wellbeing portal as well as discounts to some of Australia’s leading retailers.

What we’ll require from you:

The successful applicant must be a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with Clinical experience,  current AHRPA Registration and a drivers licence.  A Certificate IV in Training & Assessment as well as experience in gerontology/community/palliative/mental health/alcohol and drugs or related specialty will be highly regarded.

These requirements will be further supported by you having:

• At least 3 years experience in a Clinical Nurse role
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Keen eye for detail
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to improve practices in order to provide the safest possible service to our clients

This sounds great! How do I apply?

For more information about this role, a copy of the Position Description can be accessed here

Applications can be directed to Kim Harwood (Clinical Services manager – DON) and submitted by via the Wintringham website.

Please submit a Cover Letter to accompany your CV.

Applications close  Thursday 25^th  of April 2024 at 9am

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a NDIS Worker Screening Check and Police Records check. Refusal to provide your information to both of these parties will prevent Wintringham from being able to continue with your application.

Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to undergo an International Police Check.

Successful candidates will be required to comply with the Wintringham Health and Immunisation policy including having three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as well as a 2024 Influenza Immunisation vaccination before commencing employment and must provide evidence.

Wintringham is committed to providing safe and inclusive environments and services. We celebrate differences in ability, age, culture, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexuality, spirituality and beliefs. Everyone has a right to feel welcome, respected and valued in a workplace free of discrimination and harassment.

The safety of all older people is paramount, and we have zero tolerance for family violence including elder abuse.

Wintringham proudly acknowledges Australia’s First Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

Diversity and inclusion makes our community and Wintringham stronger, and contributes to helping us end homelessness for older people.