Unit Coordinator - Hospital

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 The Role We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our clinical leadership team as a Unit Coordinator for the Hospital Unit at Ernest Rutherford Retirement Village located in Nelson. The role includes working Sunday to Thursday 0800-1630 with a shared on-call component. As the Hospital 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 Hospital Unit
• Actively engage with resident's families/whānau, visitors, Allied Health Professionals, and District Health Boards, creating lasting relationships
• 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 Ryman Ryman is a leader in retirement living and care, employing over 7,700 people in New Zealand and Australia across a wide range of areas, including nursing, village operations, sales, technology, design, and corporate roles.

At Ryman, exceptional care is thoughtfully delivered every day. From meals and activities to maintenance and support, our teams work together so residents can feel confident everything is taken care of – because behind that promise is the standard we’ve always held ourselves to: it’s got to be good enough for mum and dad.

We’re in a period of real transformation, focusing on stronger commercial outcomes, smarter ways of working, and continuing to set the standard in retirement living and aged care.

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
• Be eligible to apply for funded post-graduate study opportunities including study leave
• 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!

At Ryman, we support an environment where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. We embrace diversity and celebrate individual uniqueness, encouraging anyone wanting to work for Ryman to apply for our vacant positions.

If you share those values and you're looking for a career where your work truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means a job ad may close before the advertised close date.