Clinical Manager | Aged Care

Clinical Manager | Aged Care

Wellington

Full-time | Permanent | Tuesday–Saturday

Up to $130k per annum PLUS Excellent benefits

If you’re the kind of clinical manager who walks the floor, knows every resident by name, and believes great care starts with a great culture — this role will speak to your heart.

I am recruiting for my client who are a respected aged-care provider to find an exceptional Clinical Manager to guide and empower the clinical and care teams within a warm, well-established community.

Reporting to the Village Manager and supported by an Assistant Clinical Manager, you’ll provide both strategic direction and practical leadership to ensure every resident receives the highest standard of personalised care.

This is a hands-on role — one where you’ll balance governance and empathy, policy and people, evidence-based practice and human connection.

And the good news? You don’t need to reinvent the wheel. This care centre has been beautifully maintained, its clinical team is experienced, stable, and well-supported, and the systems are strong. You’ll step into a team that functions well — your role is to lead, mentor, and elevate.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Champion gerontological best practice, ensuring consistent delivery of safe, high-quality, person-centred care
• Lead, mentor, and inspire your clinical and caregiving team through coaching, development, and genuine recognition
• Maintain audit readiness and ensure all documentation meets compliance and standards
• Build trusted relationships with residents and families through open, proactive communication
• Monitor and optimise clinical budgets, rosters, and occupancy, ensuring resourcing aligns with resident needs
• Collaborate closely with the Village Manager to drive quality improvement initiatives and ensure smooth operational performance
• Role-model the organisation’s values daily — listening from the heart, putting people first, and making every day better

Work pattern: Tuesday to Saturday, with shared on-call responsibilities.

Candidates must be prepared to participate in the on-call roster and be comfortable commuting despite traffic, with flexibility for earlier or later start times as needed.

The ideal person is steady, professional, warm, and approachable, a leader who empowers rather than instructs, and who finds deep fulfilment in helping others grow.

At the heart of your leadership lies compassion: every clinical decision starts with what’s best for the resident.

What you will bring

• Current NZ Nursing Council registration and APC
• 5 + years’ aged-care clinical management experience in New Zealand
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through change with empathy and accountability
• Strong knowledge of Ngā Paerewa Standards 2021, ARRC agreement, and HQSC reporting
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across residents, families, and allied health partners
• Commitment to continuous improvement, professional integrity, and collaborative leadership

Please only apply if you:

• Can confidently travel to the site despite traffic
• Are seeking a salary within $120–$130 k p.a. (non-negotiable)
• Thrive in a hands-on leadership role

Please note, applicants for this position will be expected to:

• Complete a skills assessment as part of the application process
• Provide two recent employment references
• Demonstrate full eligibility to work in New Zealand (citizenship, residency, or valid work visa)

If that sounds like you, you’ll find this role both fulfilling and career-defining.

Why Join This Organisation?

• Above market salary
• Join a stable, high-performing, values-led team that takes pride in their work and supports one another
• Be supported by an Assistant Clinical Manager and collaborative leadership team
• Enjoy premium staff benefits, including:
• 3 paid Wellness Days per year
• Birthday leave
• Free health insurance
• 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Ongoing professional development and education support
• Be part of an organisation known for quality, compassion, and community

How to Apply

You can apply through this advert, or by sending your CV and Cover letter, specifically with this role in mind to Kate Wheeler, Director at Carejobz Recruitment: [email protected]

About the recruiter

Kate is a Career & Life Coach and a Top 10 ANZ Healthcare Recruiter (SEEK Sourcr) sourcr.com/recruiter/kate-wheeler-1

Trusted by leading aged-care & hospital providers since 2015

You can contact her at [email protected] or learn more at www.carejobz.com.au

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