Dementia Manager (Registered Nurse)

About LDK Seniors Living

LDK Seniors Living vision is for every senior Australian to be treated with Love, Decency & Kindness in their ageing journey. Our core values of Love, Decency & Kindness underpin our culture and guide every aspect of everything we do for our residents and our team members. All LDK villages combine the best part of retirement living and aged care to deliver our unique One Move Promise – our guarantee that once our residents call LDK home, they will never have to move again.

About Amberfield

LDK Seniors Living’s newest premium village, Amberfield, is located on Cotter Road in Weston, in Canberra’s inner south. It is a short driving distance to Yarralumla, Curtin and Woden town centre. Amberfield will feature 370+ homes, comprising of apartments, sky villas, and villas. LDK’s range of community activities will promote well-being and provide an exceptional and fulfilling senior living experience so residents thrive at every stage of life. Residents will enjoy resort-style living, with first-class amenities on-site including restaurants, cafes, bars, a greengrocer, theatre and beauty salon. Along with a wellness centre offering a gym, indoor pool, eco dog park and private health consultation rooms.

About the Role

The Dementia Manager provides clinical leadership and operational oversight, creating a safe, supportive and truly home-like environment where people living with dementia can continue to live well. This role is responsible for leading the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care and support that reflects LDK’s Dementia Vision - enabling residents to experience connection, purpose and belonging - while promoting dignity, choice, independence and each person’s unique journey.

Care is supported by a consistent team of Registered Nurses and Personal Care Assistants providing 24/7 support in our two purpose-built Memory Support cottages - Rosemary and Rowley - each supporting a small community of around 10 residents.

These cottages are designed to deliver truly individualised, relationship-based care in a calm, home-like environment, complemented by secure cottage gardens that support safe outdoor access, sensory engagement, and meaningful connection to nature.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership of the cottage’s care team
• Deliver safe, high-quality, evidence-based, person-centred care
• Foster a safe, supportive and dementia-friendly environment and promote meaningful engagement and quality of life for residents
• Build trusted relationships with residents and families, and monitor well-being
• Work in partnership with a dedicated Care Partner supporting the cottage
• Build team capability through recruitment, coaching and development
• Coordinate with rostering to ensure safe and effective staffing
• Liaise with GPs, Nurse Practitioners and multidisciplinary teams
• Lead incident management, risk mitigation and continuous improvement
• Participate in an on-call roster for clinical escalations (as required)

Why join LDK

• Bring your clinical expertise, leadership and creativity together to shape innovative environments and care practices for people living with dementia
• This role offers the chance to move beyond traditional models and lead a truly innovative, person-centred approach aligned with the LDK Dementia Vision — where residents live with dignity, choice and purpose in a home-like environment
• You’ll be supported to apply your clinical judgement, influence practice, and drive meaningful improvements, while working as part of a team committed to redefining ageing and delivering some of the most progressive dementia care in Australia.
• Work within a team that lives and breathes Love, Decency & Kindness

About you

• Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
• Minimum 5 years’ clinical experience, ideally in aged care
• Strong experience supporting people living with dementia
• Confidence managing behaviours and complex care needs
• Skilled in person-centred care and behaviour support strategies
• Understanding of psychotropic medications and restrictive practices
• Proven leadership experience supporting and developing teams
• Enjoy building strong positive connections with residents, families and team members.
• Community or Home Care experience (desirable)
• Additional dementia training or postgraduate study (desirable)

LDK Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Free on-site parking
• Purchased leave options, giving you the flexibility to take extra time off when you need it.
• Salary packaging with novated leasing options
• Rewards and retail discounts program
• Free daily coffee/tea/standard beverage for all staff
• Continuous professional development and promotion opportunities
• Excellent company culture underpinned by Love, Decency and Kindness (LDK)
• Beautiful workplace environment at all our villages
• On-site cafes and restaurants available to staff
• Celebration of cultural events amongst staff and residents
• Employee referral bonus and retention bonus

How to Apply

People who join LDK inherently possess and practice LDK values in their daily life. They have a desire and passion to apply these values toward a fulfilling purpose of caring for older people and want to work together with a team that are highly committed to the LDK vision.

If this sounds like you, and LDK sounds like the place you’ve been looking for, we would love to hear from you. Please click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts. Applications for this role will close at 11.59pm 12th June 2026. We will get in touch if you are shortlisted for this opportunity.

We value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and those from diverse cultural backgrounds.

We encourage all applicants to visit our website at https://ldk.com.au/. Kindly email ***email_hidden*** if you have any questions.