Aged Care Transition Lead — RN Consultant

Palliative Care SA; Town of Gawler; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Generous leave provisions

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport program

Job summary

Palliative Care SA in Barossa seeks a Registered Nurse with extensive aged care experience to lead care transitions and drive service improvements. This role focuses on implementing strategic programs, aligning with statewide priorities, and improving patient outcomes through evidence-based practice.

You will collaborate with clinicians, executives and partners to shape new models of care and advance quality and safety for older people transitioning to residential care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with extensive aged care and care transitions experience.
• Experience leading quality improvement activities and data analysis.
• Ability to influence change across health and aged care services.
• Proven leadership, mentoring and education skills.
• Strategic thinker with problem-solving for new care models.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Residential Aged Care Documentation Project implementation and evaluation.
• Drive improvements in transition processes with evidence-based referrals.
• Collaborate with clinicians, executives and aged care providers to achieve outcomes.
• Utilise data and performance metrics to monitor progress and recommend reform.
• Provide clinical leadership and coaching to support organisational change.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Project leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor of Nursing (RN)

Job description

Palliative Care SA in Barossa seeks a Registered Nurse with extensive aged care experience to lead care transitions and drive service improvements. This role focuses on implementing strategic programs, aligning with statewide priorities, and improving patient outcomes through evidence-based practice.

You will collaborate with clinicians, executives and partners to shape new models of care and advance quality and safety for older people transitioning to residential care.