Autonomous Aged Care Clinical Assessor | Hybrid Role

Archdiocese of Brisbane; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Salary packaging benefits up to $18, (

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

Centacare is seeking a Clinical Assessor Delegate to deliver end-to-end aged care assessments within the My Aged Care framework, combining clinical expertise with strong operational performance. This community-based role offers autonomy, travel across Queensland, and reporting to the Clinical Assessor Team Lead.

The role requires tertiary qualification in Nursing or related field, current AHPRA registration, and experience with Comprehensive Assessments and SPRs using IAT.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Social Work.
• Current AHPRA registration where applicable.
• Minimum one year experience delivering aged care assessments.
• Completion of My Aged Care Workforce training and Assessor Delegate training requirements.
• Strong clinical reasoning and documentation skills.
• Confident communication with older people, families and multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and digital systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required licenses and checks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred aged care assessments across community and remote settings.
• Undertake Comprehensive Assessments, Home Support Assessments and SPRs using the IAT.
• Review, triage and progress referrals within KPI timeframes.
• Maintain an average productivity benchmark of two completed assessments per day.
• Exercise Assessor Delegate authority to finalise service approvals and funding decisions.
• Maintain documentation accuracy and compliance with My Aged Care delegation authority and program guidelines.
• Contribute to audit, quality improvement and governance activities.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Clinical reasoning

Documentation

Communication

Digital capability

Team collaboration

Education

Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Social Work degree

AHPRA registration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Centacare is seeking a Clinical Assessor Delegate to deliver end-to-end aged care assessments within the My Aged Care framework, combining clinical expertise with strong operational performance. This community-based role offers autonomy, travel across Queensland, and reporting to the Clinical Assessor Team Lead.

The role requires tertiary qualification in Nursing or related field, current AHPRA registration, and experience with Comprehensive Assessments and SPRs using IAT.