Quality Partner

Have you ever wanted a career with purpose?

Every day, in every way, we bring real heart to work. It’s what drives us to deliver our refreshingly different commitment to supporting the people who make a real difference in enriching the lives of our society’s most vulnerable. In New Zealand, we are making a difference through our 40 care homes and 36 retirement villages. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture where you can make a difference while growing your career. It’s a big call. But imagine the impact you could make.

About the Role

This is a great opportunity for a Registered Nurse looking to progress your career away from shift work, but where you can use your expertise to help nurture and support clinical staff as a Quality Partner in this permanent, full time role. Working across the Wellington region, you will be enabling our Care Home Managers and Clinical Managers to effectively deliver continuous quality improvement and excellent care in their homes.

This role will involve travel to our 7 care homes across Wellington, Kapiti Coast, and Manawatu-Whanganui, where you will be involved in:

- Developing and imbedding quality systems in care homes.
- Assist with implementation of corrective actions following CHHC’s and spot audits, provide coaching support through the process.
- Provide orientation to new Care Home Managers and Clinical Managers regarding quality systems and the Continuous Quality Improvement cycle.
- Role model, nurture, and enable care home staff with delivery of education and training techniques.
- Assist care homes with preparation for surveillance and certification audits and support post surveillance/ certification audits.

What About You:

- Registered Nurse with current annual practising certificate together with a minimum five years registered nursing experience.
- Experience in the aged care sector desirable.
- Preferred previous experience in a quality assurance / quality improvement role or active involvement in quality improvement activities.
- Empathetic with ability to communicate well.
- Flexible and adaptable with the ability to work under pressure.
- Strong planning, organisational and prioritisation skills.

Extra Reasons to Belong:

- Work vehicle + fuel card provided.
- Hybrid work environment where you can have a work-life balance.
- 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.
- Refer-a-friend programme of $750 - $2,000.
- 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.
- Fruit, snacks, tea and coffee.

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.