Clinical Care Coordinator

Healthcare Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

On-site parking

Support from senior RNs

Central governance team

Mentoring opportunities

Job summary

Healthcare Australia in Melbourne's eastern suburbs is seeking a Clinical Care Coordinator to provide operational and clinical leadership across an allocated residential care unit. You will lead Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Personal Care Workers, mentor staff, and drive quality improvement, oversight of documentation, and ensure safe, person-centred care.

This role offers a competitive salary up to $122,000 plus salary packaging, on-site parking, and a clear reporting line within an

Qualifications

• A clinically strong RN with a track record of leadership in aged care.
• Experience mentoring nursing staff and driving quality improvement.
• Current unrestricted AHPRA registration and clinical governance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and clinical leadership across an allocated residential care unit.
• Lead RNs, ENs and Personal Care Workers to deliver safe, high‑quality care.
• Improve systems, documentation, accountability and team performance.
• Mentor staff and manage workforce and quality initiatives.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Staff mentoring

People management

Resident communication

Education

AHPRA registration

Tools

SIRS

AN-ACC

Job description

Clinical Care Coordinator

Melbourne’s Eastern Suburbs

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Clinical Care Manager, the Nurse Unit Manager will provide operational and clinical leadership across an allocated residential care unit. You will lead Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Personal Care Workers, helping them build confidence, strengthen clinical practice and consistently deliver safe, high-quality care. This role combines clinical leadership, staff mentoring, workforce management and quality improvement. You will remain connected to residents and frontline care while having the authority to improve systems, documentation, accountability and team performance.

What is on offer

• Competitive salary up to $122,000 + super
• Salary packaging up to $15,900
• Monday to Friday working arrangements
• Shared on-call roster
• Support from experienced senior Registered Nurses
• Access to a central Quality and clinical governance team
• Salary packaging benefits
• Free onsite parking
• A genuine opportunity to mentor and shape the clinical team
• An established management structure with clear reporting lines

About you

You will be a clinically strong Registered Nurse who enjoys developing people, improving standards and creating a positive, accountable workplace culture.

Our Client is ideally seeking someone with approximately three years of senior clinical or management experience within residential aged care. Experienced Nurse Unit Managers, Clinical Care Coordinators and senior nursing leaders would be ideal for this role

What you will bring

• Minimum 3 years’ experience managing clinical care in an aged care setting
• Current unrestricted AHPRA registration
• Strong clinical assessment, care planning and decision-making skills
• Proven leadership, mentoring and people management experience
• Experience managing performance, conflict and workforce expectations
• Knowledge of the Aged Care Quality Standards and clinical governance
• Working knowledge of SIRS, AN-ACC and restrictive practices
• Experience with medication management and clinical documentation
• Dementia care experience
• Confidence communicating with residents and their families
• Strong organisation, problem-solving and report-writing skills
• A genuine commitment to person‑centred care and resident dignity
• An NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain one

This opportunity will suit a capable clinical leader who wants to remain connected to care delivery while having the scope to improve clinical outcomes, team capability and the overall resident experience.