Clinical Nurse – Part Time

About the role

The Clinical Nurse provides expert clinical leadership, guidance and support to care staff to ensure safe, high‑quality, resident‑centred care at the Springwood Aged Care Facility. This role is pivotal in complex clinical decision‑making, care planning, funding optimisation and continuous quality improvement while aligning with organisational values, best practice and accreditation standards.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership and advice for complex resident care needs.
• Develop, implement, monitor and review resident care plans to promote health, wellbeing and quality of life.
• Complete comprehensive and accurate clinical assessments and documentation.
• Support staff orientation, mentoring, clinical supervision and ongoing professional development.
• Promote a consultative and collaborative approach to resident care planning and quality activities.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with accreditation standards, legislation and clinical governance requirements.
• Support accurate and timely ACFI assessments to achieve optimal funding outcomes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, residents, families and external stakeholders.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement, risk management and workplace health and safety activities.

Required profile

• Current Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA.
• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum three years' experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Extensive general nursing experience with strong clinical skills.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI).
• Understanding of person‑centred, resident‑based care delivery.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Intermediate computer skills and accurate clinical documentation capability.
• Ability to meet relevant probity checks and compliance requirements.

Required skills

What we offer

• Hourly rate of $59.43 – $60.70 plus superannuation, salary packaging and penalties & allowances.
• Salary packaging options up to $15,900 for everyday expenses and $2,650 for meals/entertainment per annum.
• Recognition and rewards platform with employee discounts, wellbeing programs and annual awards.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave after six months of service.
• Diversity and inclusive leave options, including paid gender affirmation and cultural leave.