Job Description

Clinical Manager – Blue Care – Caloundra Aged Care Facility

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Employment Term: Permanent Full Time
n Location: Caloundra Aged Care Facility
n Remuneration: $68.95 – $70.43 per hour (dependent on experience) + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

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Responsibilities

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- Provide day-to-day clinical leadership, ensuring care delivery aligns with best practice, legislation and quality standards.
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- Lead, coach and mentor clinical and care teams, creating a capable, confident and high‐performing workforce.
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- Act as the escalation point for complex clinical issues, applying strong judgement and evidence‐based decision‐making.
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- Oversee comprehensive clinical assessments and care planning, ensuring care is responsive to individual needs and goals.
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- Drive clinical governance and risk management, including proactive management of key risks such as falls, wounds and infection control.
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- Ensure accurate, timely documentation and compliance with internal processes, audits and regulatory requirements.
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- Foster a strong culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance care quality and service delivery.
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- Build strong relationships with residents, families, GPs and allied health professionals to support coordinated, holistic care.
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- Partner with the Residential Services Manager to ensure clinical governance, AN‐ACC funding integrity and sustainable service outcomes.
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Qualifications

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- Full, unrestricted AHPRA registration and unlimited work entitlements.
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- Extensive experience as a Registered Nurse, ideally within aged care.
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- Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing teams.
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- Strong clinical assessment, decision‐making and problem‐solving skills.
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- Experience in clinical governance, quality standards and compliance frameworks.
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- Knowledge of aged care funding models (AN‐ACC) and regulatory requirements.
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- Ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment.
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- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
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- Postgraduate qualifications in aged care, clinical leadership or a related specialty (desirable).
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- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (or willingness to obtain).
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- Confidence to satisfy relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies.
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Perks

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- Salary packaging for everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum, plus super.
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- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave (available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme).
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- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for cultural events.
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- Career development opportunities with a trusted community and residential care provider.
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- Recognition and rewards platform, employee discounts at retailers, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs.
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Equal Opportunity Employer

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We warmly encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people living with disability, and people of all genders and identities.

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