Roving General Manager

Relieving General Manager : Be at the Heart of Aged Care

Every day, in every way, we bring real heart to work. It’s what drives us to deliver our refreshingly different person‑first commitment to care. That’s why we are seeking a Relieving General Manager for our Bupa Care Homes & Villages across New Zealand. You will enrich the lives of our society’s most vulnerable and be part of an inclusive culture where you can make a difference while growing your career. With 40 care homes and 36 retirement villages across Bupa NZ, you can make a true impact.

This Relieving General Manager will ensure that person‑centred care is always at the focus of what we do. You will be tasked with temporarily managing a care home & village site in a variety of assignments (from weeks to months), meeting commercial targets, and managing and developing your teams across each location. This is a full time, permanent position based in Christchurch, where you will travel the country nationwide for various lengths of time at a particular site.

Where You’ll Make an Impact :

Reporting to the Operations Manager, your key responsibilities will include :

• Single site management structure across both the care home and retirement village sites.
• Achieving sales, occupancy, and financial targets while managing your budget.
• Recruit, retain, and lead your team , while facilitating the development of their careers.
• Support and lead your team to provide exceptional, seamless person‑centred care to the residents and their families.
• Demonstrate leadership in Quality & Risk Management and Health and Safety requirements.
• Be on a regional shared, on‑call roster with other managers, being available by phone for 1 week out of 7 weeks.
• Provide seamless person‑centred care to the residents and their families.

What about you?

You will have a passion for people, a collaborative, engaging, and empathetic communication style, alongside a strong understanding of commercial drivers to enable you to work alongside the wider business, residents, and their families.

Extra Reasons to Belong :

For the opportunity to join the Bupa community and to make a difference to the lives of our residents, please submit your application today – we would love to hear from you.

About Bupa

Through vision, passion, and sheer hard work, we’re one of New Zealand’s largest aged care and dementia care providers. 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.

Our Values | Ā mātou ūara

Brave | Māiatanga Caring | Manaakitanga Responsible | Haepapa

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

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