Are you an experienced clinical leader who wants the opportunity to make a genuine difference to residents, staff and the quality of care provided every day?

Would you like to work in a beautiful environment where you can remain connected to residents and staff while providing strong clinical leadership across a residential aged care service?

Sawtell Catholic Care is a dynamic and innovative aged care organisation providing quality, inspirational living experiences to our resident community.

We can tell you what we are about in two words – the words that appear on our logo: “We Care.”

These are much more than words to us. They are a living, breathing, daily expression of our Mission, Vision and Values. We care about our residents, their quality of life, dignity, independence, individual choices and personal journey – and we care about creating an environment where our staff feel supported to provide exceptional care.

We are seeking an experienced Clinical Care Manager to provide clinical leadership and oversight across our Mater Christi residential aged care service.

Reporting to the Residential Care Services Manager, the Clinical Care Manager is the senior clinical leader within the service and plays a key role in ensuring residents receive safe, high-quality, person-centred and rights-based care.

This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who enjoys being visible and engaged with residents and staff, supporting our Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Cert IV and care teams while maintaining strong clinical governance and quality systems.

What We Need from You

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA

- Significant post‑registration nursing experience, including substantial experience within residential aged care

- Demonstrated senior clinical leadership or clinical management experience





- Strong knowledge of contemporary aged care clinical practice and clinical governance

- Sound understanding of the Aged Care Act 2024, Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and relevant residential aged care regulatory requirements

- Experience in clinical risk, incident management, quality improvement and audit processes

- Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking and escalation skills

- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor and develop Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Cert IV and care staff

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with residents, families, staff and health professionals

- A genuine commitment to person‑centred care, resident choice, dignity and quality of life

About the Role

The Clinical Care Manager will:

- Provide visible clinical leadership and act as the senior clinical escalation point across Mater Christi

- Oversee clinical care quality, resident assessment, care planning and clinical risk management

- Support safe medication management, infection prevention and control, deterioration management, restrictive practices, dementia and behaviour support, and palliative and end‑of‑life care

- Lead and support the clinical team, providing coaching, mentoring, supervision and professional development

- Promote safe delegation, appropriate scope of practice and clinical competency across the workforce

- Monitor clinical incidents, quality indicators, trends and audit outcomes and support continuous improvement





- Work closely with the Residential Care Services Manager and SCC’s Compliance, Operations, Risk and Education (CORE) team to maintain strong clinical governance and regulatory compliance

- Support appropriate staffing and clinical skill mix, including 24/7 Registered Nurse coverage and care minute requirements

- Contribute to admissions, transitions of care and AN‑ACC processes

- Develop team-oriented relationships with residents, families, GPs, Nurse Practitioners, pharmacists, allied health professionals and other health partners

Most importantly, you will help create a clinical culture where staff feel supported, accountable and confident to provide exceptional care.

What We Are Offering

- Competitive remuneration reflective of your experience and the seniority of the role

- 12% superannuation and Salary sacrifice options available

- Reward and Recognition program

- Work‑life balance opportunities

- Ongoing learning and professional development

- The opportunity to lead and influence clinical practice within a supportive residential aged care environment

- A values‑based organisation where resident care and staff wellbeing are genuinely important

- The opportunity to be part of an experienced leadership team committed to continuous improvement and quality care

At Sawtell Catholic Care, our values of Love, Respect, Justice and Courage guide how we care for our residents and how we work with one another.

If you are an experienced clinical leader looking for a role where you can remain connected to residents and staff while helping shape the quality and future of clinical care, we would love to hear from you.

Enquiries relating to this position can be directed to the Recruitment Manager at ***********@scca.net.au.

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