Senior Director, Aged Care Clinical Services

Fiveseven Consulting; Central Coast; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Fiveseven Consulting seeks a Director of Clinical Services on the Central Coast to lead clinical governance, quality, risk and care delivery across residential aged care and home services. You will partner with the CEO, Board and Executive Team to ensure safe, high-quality, person-centred care in a changing aged care environment.

Key areas include establishing strategic direction, strengthening governance frameworks, and driving continuous improvement with a focus on accreditation readiness and

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Senior clinical leadership experience in aged care or highly regulated care environments.
• Expertise in clinical governance, quality systems, accreditation and incident management.
• Strong understanding of aged care legislation and regulatory expectations.
• Executive leadership experience in a complex service environment.
• Ability to lead change, build accountable teams and translate strategy into measurable outcomes.
• High-level communication, stakeholder engagement and Board reporting skills.
• Sound judgement, integrity and confidentiality handling.
• Current National Criminal Record Check or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for clinical care, quality and safety across the organisation's service streams.
• Lead and strengthen the organisation-wide clinical governance framework.
• Provide expert clinical advice to the CEO, Board and Executive Team.
• Oversee clinical policies, standards, assurance systems and quality reporting.
• Lead accreditation readiness and regulatory engagement.
• Provide oversight of clinical risks, incidents, complaints and reportable events.
• Use audit findings, feedback and performance data to identify priorities and drive improvements.
• Set organisation-wide priorities for clinical education, capability and practice.
• Partner with operational and corporate leaders to align clinical requirements with workforce, systems and service delivery.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Executive leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Regulatory compliance

Quality improvement

Accreditation

Policy development

Job description

Fiveseven Consulting seeks a Director of Clinical Services on the Central Coast to lead clinical governance, quality, risk and care delivery across residential aged care and home services. You will partner with the CEO, Board and Executive Team to ensure safe, high-quality, person-centred care in a changing aged care environment.

Key areas include establishing strategic direction, strengthening governance frameworks, and driving continuous improvement with a focus on accreditation readiness and