Aged Care Clinical Nurse Leader

SA Health; Millicent; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% Superannuation

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Job summary

Sheoak Lodge, Millicent, South Australia, is recruiting a Clinical Nurse Consultant – Aged Care to shape a new role and lead clinical practice improvements for residents across the facility and the associated services.

You will partner with the Nurse Unit Manager to mentor staff, oversee clinical governance and drive quality improvements while prioritising dignity, safety and person-centred care for residents.

Qualifications

• Be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse or Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practising certificate.
• Have at least three years' post-registration nursing and/or midwifery experience, with demonstrated competence in the aged care environment.
• Demonstrate experience in clinical leadership, management and supervision of nursing staff, students and less experienced clinicians.
• Possess strong knowledge of aged care legislation, professional standards, clinical governance and contemporary evidence-based nursing practice.
• Demonstrate highly developed communication, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to lead change, support consumer engagement and improve person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership, support and mentor nursing and care teams.
• Champion safe, evidence-based, person-centred care.
• Lead improvements in care delivery and resident wellbeing at individual and organisational levels.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Conflict resolution

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Sheoak Lodge, Millicent, South Australia, is recruiting a Clinical Nurse Consultant – Aged Care to shape a new role and lead clinical practice improvements for residents across the facility and the associated services.

You will partner with the Nurse Unit Manager to mentor staff, oversee clinical governance and drive quality improvements while prioritising dignity, safety and person-centred care for residents.