Senior Clinical Lead, Aged Care & Quality

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

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.