Special Care Unit Coordinator

Lead and inspire your team to deliver exceptional care, fostering inclusivity and building long-lasting relationships - Enjoy genuine appreciation from residents for your vital role in their wellbeing - Experience a dynamic work environment, keeping your skills sharp - Grow your career with Ryman: Develop, care, and make a difference **About Ryman** At Ryman, we believe the measure of a full life is one that gets richer with age. Ryman has grown to become the largest retirement village operator in New Zealand. We own and operate 48 villages in New Zealand and Australia. We have 14 new villages under construction and 9 additional sites in our landbank. We employ more than 7,600 team members, and we are the first healthcare company to receive the Wellbeing Tick. Being the developer, designer, builder, and operator means we will continue to challenge the status quo and adapt to better serve our residents and team members. Our trailblazing spirit can be felt in every Ryman experience, so if you like the sound of this, then read on **About the Role** We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our clinical leadership team as a Unit Coordinator for the Special Care Unit at Charles Fleming Retirement Village located in Waikanae.** **The role includes working Sunday to Thursday 0730 - 1600 with a shared on-call component. - As the Special Care Unit Coordinator, you will use your nursing and people skills to:_ - Provide leadership, coaching, and support to your team, ensuring care is always _"good enough for mum and dad"_ - Foster the Ryman culture which promotes a safe and enjoyable work experience for your team - Ensure all care is continuously assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated to meet the needs of each resident within the Special Care Unit - Actively engage with resident's families/whānau, visitors, Allied Health Professionals, and District Health Boards, creating lasting relationships - Ensure your team embrace a range of beliefs, ethnicities, gender, sexuality, and principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Perform and support your nursing team to conduct interRAI assessments - Intermittently provide additional time outside rostered hours to attend events, support team members or residents and families as needed - Dedicate quality time with your team, including flexibility of rostered hours on different shifts to connect with all team members within the unit - Communicate effectively and efficiently with your team that promotes respect and trust - Participate as a positive and trusting member of a team that works together as one - Provide support to your Clinical Manager and Village Manager **About You** - To thrive in our supportive and caring environment you will have:_- A current APC (annual practising certificate) - interRAI training or willingness to gain competency - Extensive experience as a Senior Registered Nurse or Nursing Leader - The ability to lead, share knowledge and motivate your team - Kindness, compassion, and drive, to deliver exceptional care to our residents - Flexibility to share responsibilities of the on-call component with other Unit Coordinators as per a roster coordinated by the Village Manager **About our Benefits** - Working at Ryman has benefits beyond providing the best care to our residents - _as part of our team, you will:_ - Have certainty of hours through fixed rosters - Be provided with opportunities for career progression with ongoing support for professional development - Appreciate our pleasing resident-to-staff ratio, allowing for more personalised care - Receive education, long service and wellness leave on top of standard leave - Have opportunities to work in both New Zealand and Australia - Work within a secure building with 24-hour management and support - Access over 60 discounts with well-known brands across a variety of sectors including health and wellbeing, banking, insurance, retail, and more If you think you share the same values as we do to make a difference, we would love to hear from you - Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date_.