Clinical Lead – Nursing Services

Clinical Lead – Nursing, Education & Governance

Activated Concepts | Charlestown, Newcastle

Permanent part-time or casual

Indicative RN Level 3 rates:

• Part-time: $42.93–$45.27 per hour, plus superannuation

• Casual: $53.66–$56.59 per hour, plus superannuation

Use your nursing experience to strengthen an entire workforce

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse who is passionate about education, clinical leadership and improving the quality and safety of care?

Activated Concepts is seeking a Clinical Lead – Nursing, Education & Governance to provide organisation-wide nursing leadership across our disability and aged care services.

This is not primarily a shift-based or direct-care nursing position. The predominant focus is on:

• Training and workforce capability

• Clinical advice and staff support

• Clinical governance and quality improvement

• Risk and incident oversight

• Care-plan and documentation review

• Supporting safe and contemporary practice across our services

The position may suit an experienced Nurse Educator, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Clinical Governance Lead or senior Registered Nurse seeking a flexible role where their expertise can influence practice across multiple teams.

About the role

Working alongside our service leaders, governance team and Managing Director, you will help ensure our staff are supported to provide safe, person-centred and clinically appropriate care.

You will provide nursing leadership across disability and aged care programs, including NDIS supports, community-based services and our developing aged care service streams.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing and delivering practical nursing, health, risk and compliance training

• Supporting the induction, competency and ongoing development of nurses and frontline support staff

• Providing clinical guidance, mentoring and reflective practice support

• Facilitating clinical meetings, case discussions and multidisciplinary reviews

• Providing senior nursing input into complex participant needs and clinical decision-making

• Reviewing clinical care plans, medical management plans and other health-related documentation

• Supporting staff to develop safe, person-centred and least-intrusive approaches to care

• Contributing to clinical incident reviews, root cause analysis and corrective actions

• Supporting clinical audits, documentation reviews and continuous improvement activities

• Identifying and escalating clinical risks to service and governance leaders

• Contributing nursing expertise to clinical governance, quality, risk and leadership meetings

• Assisting with the development and review of clinical policies, procedures, tools and practice resources

• Working with The Clinical College to develop and deliver internal and external training

• Liaising with GPs, hospitals, allied health professionals and external nursing providers when required

There may be some direct participant and family consultation where senior nursing input is needed. However, the role’s principal purpose is to strengthen staff capability, clinical oversight and organisational systems—not to carry a routine nursing caseload.

A flexible opportunity

We are open to discussing either a permanent part-time or casual arrangement with the right person.

The position may suit someone seeking:

• Regular part-time hours

• A flexible casual clinical leadership role

• A role alongside existing education, consulting or nursing commitments

• An opportunity to move from predominantly direct care into education and governance

• A pathway to contribute to future training programs through The Clinical College

Some regular availability will be important to support scheduled training, governance meetings, staff consultation and continuity across our services.

About you

You are an experienced and approachable Registered Nurse who can translate clinical knowledge into practical guidance for staff.

You are comfortable working across different service environments and can balance strong clinical standards with a supportive, respectful and solutions-focused approach.

You will bring:

• A Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse

• At least five years of post-registration nursing experience

• Experience in aged care, disability, community nursing, mental health or related services

• Experience in a clinical leadership, education, advisory or senior nursing position

• Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management, incident review and quality improvement

• Experience reviewing clinical documentation, care plans and health-related support arrangements

• Strong written communication and clinical documentation skills

• Confidence facilitating training, meetings and professional discussions

• The ability to provide clear, evidence-informed advice to staff and organisational leaders

• A strong commitment to person-centred, trauma-informed and dignity-driven care

Training and education experience

A Certificate IV in Training and Assessment—TAE40122 or equivalent—is highly desirable.

We are particularly interested in applicants who have experience in:

• Nursing or clinical education

• Staff competency assessment

• Developing training content and resources

• Clinical coaching or professional supervision

• Delivering education to multidisciplinary or frontline workforces

• Supporting accredited or non-accredited training

Postgraduate qualifications in clinical education, aged care, disability, leadership, governance or quality improvement will also be highly regarded.

About Activated Concepts

Activated Concepts provides trauma-informed and person-centred services across mental health, disability, aged care and family support.

We work collaboratively with participants, families, carers, service providers and community partners to deliver responsive services grounded in clinical excellence and strong governance.

Our work is guided by four values:

Understanding. Respect. Wellbeing. Excellence.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to:

• Shape nursing practice across a growing multidisciplinary organisation

• Focus on education, governance and workforce development

• Influence clinical systems rather than only individual episodes of care

• Work collaboratively with operational, clinical and executive leaders

• Develop meaningful training through The Clinical College

• Contribute to disability and aged care service development

• Negotiate a flexible employment arrangement

• Join an organisation committed to safe, ethical and person-centred practice

Classification and remuneration

The position is intended to be classified as Registered Nurse – Level 3 under the Nurses Award 2020, reflecting its nursing education, clinical consultation, staff development and governance responsibilities.

Indicative hourly rates are:

• Permanent part-time: $42.93–$45.27 per hour, plus superannuation and applicable entitlements

• Casual: $53.66–$56.59 per hour, plus superannuation

The final classification, pay point and applicable rate will be confirmed according to the successful applicant’s qualifications, experience, agreed responsibilities and applicable Award provisions.

Employment requirements

The successful applicant will be required to hold or obtain:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse

• A satisfactory National Police Check

• An NDIS Worker Screening Check

• Evidence of relevant qualifications

• Current professional indemnity arrangements as required by AHPRA

• A current driver licence and access to reliable transport where travel is required

How to apply

Please submit your résumé and a brief cover letter outlining:

• Your nursing and clinical leadership experience

• Your experience in disability, aged care or community-based services

• Your experience delivering education, training or staff development

• Any Training and Assessment qualifications you hold

• Your preferred employment arrangement and availability

We welcome applications from experienced Registered Nurses who want to use their clinical expertise to educate, guide and support others while strengthening the quality and safety of services across disability and aged care.