Senior Clinical Care Manager - Aged Care Leader

RSL LifeCare; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

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Job summary

RSL LifeCare in Kaleen, ACT, is seeking a Clinical Care Manager to provide clinical leadership for our 80-resident aged care home. You will oversee nursing and care teams, govern clinical practices, and drive quality improvement to ensure high-quality resident care.

You will bring AHPRA registration and 5+ years of postgraduate clinical experience, with strong skills in regulatory compliance, person-centred care, and budget management.

Qualifications

• A current AHPRA registration.
• Minimum 5 years' postgraduate clinical experience.
• Experience managing regulatory compliance.
• Sound understanding of person-centred approaches to clinical care.
• Compassion, empathy and ability to build relationships.
• Ability to balance commercial outcomes with patient experience.
• Experience motivating teams and managing performance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Sound financial acumen with budget management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for the delivery of high-quality care and care planning for 80 residents.
• Supervise nursing and care teams; manage the clinical governance framework.
• Lead the quality improvement cycle for the facility.
• Deliver exceptional clinical care including medical/rehabilitative, dementia and restorative.
• Elevate lifestyle, wellbeing, social connection and care for residents.
• Establish operating rhythms to foster an open and inclusive culture.
• Support development of Clinical and Care teams through hands-on education and training.
• Promote the profile of RSL LifeCare by building relationships with health and community groups.
• Support cost-management initiatives for clinical and care labour in collaboration with the Facility Manager.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Postgraduate clinical experience 5+ y

Regulatory compliance management

Person-centred care

Compassion and relationship-building

Decision-making balancing commercial &

Job description

RSL LifeCare in Kaleen, ACT, is seeking a Clinical Care Manager to provide clinical leadership for our 80-resident aged care home. You will oversee nursing and care teams, govern clinical practices, and drive quality improvement to ensure high-quality resident care.

You will bring AHPRA registration and 5+ years of postgraduate clinical experience, with strong skills in regulatory compliance, person-centred care, and budget management.