Senior Clinical Lead

Anglicare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

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Job summary

Anglicare Sydney is seeking a Senior Clinical Lead to drive clinical excellence, governance and resident outcomes across our Seniors Communities. You will support Clinical Leads and nursing teams, oversee complex care, and ensure evidence-based practice is consistently applied across multiple villages.

This leadership role requires strong governance, data-driven improvement, and collaborative stakeholder engagement with Village Managers and health partners.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Current AHPRA registration and Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent.
• Significant post-registration experience within aged care, community care or complex health environments.
• Current Driver's Licence and ability to travel regularly between village locations.
• Demonstrated senior clinical leadership experience across multiple teams or sites.
• Strong clinical governance, risk management and quality improvement experience.
• Experience leading incident investigations, audits and compliance activities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and people leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical oversight across an allocated village portfolio.
• Lead complex clinical escalations, incident reviews and service quality initiatives.
• Monitor clinical performance, risk, compliance and governance outcomes.
• Support accreditation preparedness, audits and regulatory requirements.
• Provide evidence-based assurance on clinical quality, safety and service delivery.
• Drive clinical quality, consistency and resident outcomes across multiple locations.
• Analyse clinical data, audit findings and performance indicators to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead implementation of clinical models, systems, tools and service enhancements.
• Support workforce utilisation, service design and operational effectiveness.
• Provide expert clinical consultation for residents with complex care needs.
• Partner with education teams to identify and address learning needs aiming continuous improvement.
• Lead, mentor and support Clinical Leads and nursing teams.
• Build strong relationships with Village Managers, operational leaders and healthcare providers.
• Promote a strong culture of clinical safety, quality and accountability.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Nursing leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Quality improvement

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

AHPRA registration

Job description

Transform lives, every single day. Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare Sydney, we bring the strength, support and strategy to make it happen. We are a well-respected not-for-profit that’s been serving society’s most vulnerable for more than 170 years. Each year, we achieve life-changing outcomes for the 40,000+ people who rely on our person-centred support. And now, we’re extending our reach and impact even further. At Anglicare we are looking for a Senior Clinical Lead, who will play a critical leadership role in shaping the quality, safety and consistency of clinical care across our Seniors Communities portfolio. Working closely with village nursing teams and operational leaders, you will drive clinical excellence, strengthen governance, support workforce capability and ensure residents receive person-centred care.

Your Opportunity

As a Senior Clinical Lead, you will provide senior clinical leadership across an allocated portfolio of villages, supporting Clinical Leads, Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses to deliver high-quality clinical services and positive resident outcomes. You will oversee clinical governance, manage complex clinical escalations, lead quality improvement initiatives and support the implementation of consistent evidence-based practices across multiple locations.

Clinical Leadership & Governance

• Provide senior clinical oversight and guidance across an allocated village portfolio
• Lead complex clinical escalations, incident reviews and service quality initiatives
• Monitor clinical performance, risk, compliance and governance outcomes
• Support accreditation preparedness, audits and regulatory requirements
• Provide evidence-based assurance on clinical quality, safety and service delivery

Clinical Service Performance & Improvement

• Drive clinical quality, consistency and resident outcomes across multiple locations
• Analyse clinical data, audit findings and performance indicators to identify improvement opportunities
• Lead implementation of clinical models, systems, tools and service enhancements
• Support workforce utilisation, service design and operational effectiveness

Complex Care & Resident Outcomes

• Provide expert clinical consultation for residents with complex and escalating care needs
• Support multidisciplinary case assessment and care planning
• Ensure clinical risks are identified, managed and escalated appropriately

People Leadership & Workforce Capability

• Lead, mentor and support Clinical Leads and nursing teams
• Partner with education teams to identify and address learning needs aiming continuous improvement

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with Village Managers, operational leaders and healthcare providers
• Influence decisions that impact resident outcomes, workforce capability and service delivery

Safety & Workplace Culture

• Promote a strong culture of clinical safety, quality and accountability
• Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety requirements

What You'll Bring

You are an experienced clinical leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for older Australians and supporting high-performing nursing teams.

What's Required

• 3-5 years of experience as a Registered Nurse
• Current AHPRA registration , Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification
• Significant post-registration experience within aged care, community care or complex health environments
• Current Driver's Licence and ability to travel regularly between village locations
• Demonstrated senior clinical leadership experience across multiple teams or sites
• Strong clinical governance, risk management and quality improvement experience
• Experience leading incident investigations, audits and compliance activities
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and people leadership skills

What's Preferred

• Postgraduate qualification in leadership, management, gerontology, community nursing, quality or related discipline
• Experience leading large-scale service improvement and change initiatives
• Strong understanding of aged care legislation, standards and contemporary clinical practice

Why Anglicare?

We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support, and the dedicated people here who make it happen. At Anglicare, you’ll get the security, stability and opportunities that come with a strong, well-established organisation that’s ready for the future. You’ll belong to a community of kind, humble, and respectful people of all faiths and backgrounds. You will also be supported to gain new knowledge, deepen your experience and expertise, and shape a rewarding career. On top of that, here are just some of the tangible benefits you will enjoy in a career with us: Pay less tax on your income and increase your take home pay. With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax-free. Spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment and also tax free with salary packaging. Ongoing professional development and leadership training to advance your career Exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers Employee Assistance Program and Fitness Passport with discounts to over 800 gyms for you and your family.

Benefits

Pay less tax on your income and increase your take home pay. With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free. You can also spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment… tax free!

Employee Assistance Program At Anglicare, we care about your mental wellbeing, both at work and at home. Our confidential Employee Assistance Program provides free counselling as you need it.

Employee Referral Program Be rewarded with a $1,200 incentive every time you help us find the right person for a permanent role! Simply go to our careers page, refer a friend for a permanent role, and if they're hired, you’ll receive an additional $1,200 (taxable) payment when they reach six months of service.

Formal Recognition The Performance Review process supports your professional goals through ongoing conversations and feedback from your manager. Your Annual Review Conversation provides an opportunity to formally recognise and reward outstanding performance through career progression, skill development and secondment.

Are you ready for a career that means more?

Are you ready for a career that means more?

Application Close Date

Application Close Date: December 11, 2026

Anglicare welcomes the diverse community

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others, and we value the diverse perspectives they bring. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Staff Rewards

Enjoy access to our staff rewards portal, with exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers, free wellbeing resources and more.

Staff Rewards Portal

Staff Rewards Enjoy access to our staff rewards portal, with exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers, free wellbeing resources and more. Salary Packaging Pay less tax on your income and increase your take-home pay! With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free. You can also spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment… tax free! Employee Assistance Program At Anglicare, we care about your mental wellbeing, both at work and at home. Our confidential Employee Assistance Program provides free counselling as you need it. Employee Referral Program Be rewarded with a $1,200 incentive every time you help us find the right person for a permanent role! Simply go to our careers page, refer a friend for a permanent role, and if they're hired, you’ll receive an additional $1,200 (taxable) payment when they reach six months of service. Formal Recognition The Performance Review process supports your professional goals through ongoing conversations and feedback from your manager. Your Annual Review Conversation provides an opportunity to formally recognise and reward outstanding performance through career progression, skill development and secondment.