Nurse Consultant – Aged Care Clinical Documentation and Funding Integrity Lead – Ongoing Part‑time, 19 hours per week (0.5 FTE). Registered Nurse/Midwife Level3 (RN/M3). Salary $132,794–$138,730 p.a. 12% superannuation, leave loading, salary sacrifice. Location: Limestone Coast Local Health Network – location negotiable across 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 chance to make a lasting impact on aged care quality, innovation and clinical practice.

About You

- 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.

Conditions of Employment

- A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position.
- A current NDIS Worker Screening clearance is required.
- Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances).
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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

Enquiries: Trace Reppin, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery, on or email quoting vacancy .

Applications close at 11:59p m (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 section8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act1975 (Cth), and sections34(2) and56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act1984 (SA).

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