Unit Coordinator

The purpose of this job

If you're an experienced nurse who enjoys leading from the front, this is an opportunity to step into a role where your clinical judgement, organisation, and leadership skills genuinely influence daily care outcomes.

Bupa Ascot Care Home is a well-established 104-bed care home in Glengarry, Invercargill, providing Rest Home, Hospital, Dementia and Psychogeriatric care services, giving you exposure to varied clinical needs while leading a capable multidisciplinary team.

As Unit Coordinator, you'll take ownership of clinical coordination within your unit, support and mentor care teams, maintain quality and compliance standards, and work closely with residents, whānau, and wider clinical leadership. This role will suit someone who enjoys creating structure, supporting staff development, and ensuring residents receive consistently high-quality care.

• Provide person-centred clinical care for residents
• Lead a team of caregivers and nurses to provide the highest quality clinical care
• Conduct medication rounds, manage care plans, lead in-service education sessions for staff, and maintain accurate paperwork
• Be part of 3-year audit certifications where you can continue the success of the team with providing the best care
• Stand up and tell us where we can invest more to ensure continuous quality improvement 

What you’ll need to make it possible 

• Proven Clinical Leadership experience, personal passion, and empathy
• Hold a current APC and NZ Nursing Council Registration
• Passion for leading a team to mentor and support others with confident communication
• Leading continuous quality improvements
• Excellent clinical skills in adult care and ideal aged care experience
• A compassionate nurse who strives for excellence and to make an impact on residents’ lives 
• Hold legal entitlement to work in New Zealand

Why you’ll love it?

• Plan your life ahead outside of work with fixed rolling rosters
• Access to Bupa Campus – your go-to space for global learning and development 
• Be part of a strong national and regional support network of Clinical Managers, regional quality partners, and our national clinical services improvement team
• National forums, and internal reward and recognition programmes
• Nursing Council-Approved PDRP
• Access to Viva, Bupa's global employee wellbeing programme 
• Southern Cross health insurance membership with monthly premiums fully paid for eligible employees
• Enhanced parental leave - 12 or 24 weeks of paid gender-neutral parental leave for eligible employees 
• Complimentary uniforms provided to look your best at work. 
• Access to a wide range of employee benefits and discounts across retail, technology and more. Employee Assistance Programme when you need it most
• Regularly offered free flu vaccinations, free skin checks and initial menopause consultation 
• Refer a Friend Programme