Clinical Manager

"You will have the unique chance to shape and influence the establishment of our brand-new facility. This role offers the opportunity to implement innovative care strategies and protocols from the ground up, ensuring the delivery of exceptional care services to our residents.

As ABC expands and develops, so too will your career prospects and professional development opportunities. This role is ideal for someone who is ambitious and eager to make a lasting impact within the aged care sector.

Our facility is committed to prioritizing the well-being and quality of life of our residents. By joining our team, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the lives of seniors and their families, making a meaningful difference in our community.

Clinical Manager: Be at the Heart of Aged Care

Every day, in every way, we bring real heart to work. It’s what drives us to deliver our refreshingly different person-first commitment to care. That’s why we are seeking a Clinical Manager to join our ABC Care Home in Meeanee, Napier. You will enrich the lives of our society’s most vulnerable and be part of an inclusive culture where you can make a difference while growing your career.

About the Role

This is a permanent, full-time role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Working in close partnership with the General Manager, you will provide a high level of clinical leadership and support to clinical and care staff. Located in Napier, the care home offers rest home, hospital-level care, and dementia care.

Where You’ll Make an Impact:

- Provide person-centred clinical care for residents
- Lead, coach, and mentor a team of nurses and caregivers to provide excellent quality clinical care.
- Conduct medication rounds, manage care plans, in-service education sessions, and maintain accurate paperwork.
- Build trusting relationships with residents’ families.
- Stand up and tell us where we can invest more to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Skills and Qualifications

You’ll help us make a real difference through your Clinical Leadership experience, personal passion, and empathy.

- Hold a current APC and NZ Nursing Council Registration.
- Excellent clinical skills in adult care and ideally have aged care experience.
- Passion for leading a team to mentor, develop and support others.
- Internal audit management and leading continuous quality improvements.
- Confident communication, interpersonal, and teamwork abilities.

Reasons to Belong:

- Fully subsidised Southern Cross health insurance to our eligible permanent NZ employees and a discount on insurance cover for eligible family members.
- Wellbeing discounts and advice, EAP counselling services, study support, and cultural leave.
- Paid parental leave - in addition to standard parental leave, ABC offers 12 weeks of paid leave for primary carers and 2 weeks for secondary carers.
- Opportunities to participate in broader quality activities aligned with the clinical services team.
- Professional Development – in-house and external training and development.
- Industry-competitive remuneration and benefits, and internal reward and recognition programmes.
- No matter who you are or where you come from, we encourage you to ‘Be You at ABC’.
- An accredited employer with Immigration NZ that values its diverse employees.

Through vision, passion, and sheer hard work, we’re now New Zealand’s largest aged care and dementia care provider. As one of New Zealand’s leading healthcare organisations, we employ more than 4,000 people: we’re brave, caring, and responsible. All united by one purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

To express your interest, please submit an online application with your CV and we’ll reach out to chat about how you can progress your career with ABC.