Nurse Consultant – Aged Care Clinical Documentation and Funding Integrity Lead

- Ongoing | Part-time | 19 hours per week | .5 FTE

- RN/M3 – Registered Nurse/Midwife Level 3 | $132,794 – $138,730 p.a.

- 12% Superannuation | Leave Loading | Salary Sacrifice.

- Location: Limestone Coast Local Health Network – Location Negotiable across the Limestone Coast

About The Role

Shape the future of aged care across the Limestone Coast!

We are seeking an experienced Nurse Consultant to lead clinical documentation excellence, digital innovation and funding integrity across our Residential Aged Care and Multipurpose Services.

Working alongside senior clinical leaders, you will strengthen documentation practices, optimise digital systems including LeeCare and PainChek, and ensure compliance with aged care standards and AN-ACC funding requirements.

You will drive quality improvement, deliver education and mentoring, and influence system-wide initiatives that enhance resident outcomes and funding sustainability.

This is an prospect to make a lasting impact on aged care quality, innovation and clinical practice.

About You

You are an experienced and forward-thinking Registered Nurse with strong clinical leadership skills and a passion for improving aged care services. You bring expertise in clinical documentation, funding frameworks and quality improvement, alongside the ability to influence change, build workforce capability and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to achieve better resident outcomes.

To succeed in this role, you will:

- Be registered or eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practising certificate.

- Have a minimum of three years' post-registration experience, with demonstrated competence in nursing practice and experience supervising and mentoring nursing staff.





- Demonstrate knowledge of Australian Aged Care Standards, AN-ACC classifications, care minute requirements and relevant clinical governance frameworks.

- Bring experience using clinical documentation systems such as LeeCare and Microsoft Office, with the ability to support digital improvements and accurate clinical reporting.

- Demonstrate strong leadership, communication and change management skills, with the ability to drive quality improvement, influence stakeholders and support multidisciplinary teams.

About the Limestone Coast Local Health Network

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) delivers essential health services to more than 67,000 people across South Australia's south-east, while also supporting communities in Western Victoria. With over 1,800 staff and approximately 250 volunteers, LCLHN is a major regional employer committed to safe, high-quality, and community-focused care.

Our services extend from the Victorian border to the iconic Limestone Coast, delivering acute, community, and aged care services across a diverse network of sites. Working at LCLHN means being part of an organisation that plays a vital role in the health and wellbeing of its communities.

Beyond the work, LCLHN offers an exceptional lifestyle in one of Australia's most liveable regional destinations, where professional impact is matched with genuine work–life balance.

Why the Limestone Coast Local Health Network?





- Make a meaningful difference as a trusted and valued part of the community.

- Enjoy relaxed, affordable living with access to beaches, national parks, and outdoor adventure.

- Be part of a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative team culture.

- Access professional development, education, and flexible working options.

- Benefit from salary packaging, wellbeing initiatives, and for eligible roles relocation support.

- Live midway between Adelaide and Melbourne, with the best of regional and city life.

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Conditions of Employment
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups. The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.

Enquiries

For any enquiries, please contact Trace Reppin, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery, on (08) 8721 618 or email ************@sa.gov.au, quoting vacancy 953585.

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.

953585 - RN3 Nurse Consultant ACCD&FIL.pdf;

Applications close at 11:59pm (ACDT) on Sunday 8th November 2026

Suitably qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply and will be given preference as a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and sections 34(2) and 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA).

📌 Nurse Consultant - Aged Care Clinical Documentation and Funding Integrity Lead (Australia)
🏢 Limestone Coast Local Health Network
📍 Australia