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About the Role
The Head of Clinical Education & Professional Development leads the strategy, design, and delivery of clinical education, workforce capability, and professional development programs across residential care, home care, and community services. This role strengthens clinical capability, leadership, and professional practice, ensuring staff have the necessary knowledge, skills, and support for safe, effective, and person-centred care. The role also fosters a Clinical Community of Practice to promote collaboration and evidence-based practice.
Responsibilities
- Lead the clinical education and professional development strategy across the organisation.
- Build workforce capability through education, competency, supervision, and professional development programs.
- Establish and maintain a high-performing Clinical Community of Practice.
- Drive learning from incidents, investigations, and reviews to strengthen practice and improve care outcomes.
- Use data and workforce insights to identify learning needs and capability priorities.
- Support clinical governance, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Coach, mentor, and influence leaders and clinicians across services and regions.
Requirements
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Nursing, Allied Health, Education, Health Management, or a related field.
- Current AHPRA registration (where applicable).
- Significant leadership experience in clinical education, workforce capability, clinical governance, or quality within aged care.
- Strong understanding of the Aged Care Act 2024, Aged Care Quality Standards, and clinical governance requirements.
- Experience designing and delivering education, competency, and professional development programs at scale.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to inform capability planning and improvement.
- Proven ability to lead teams and influence practice across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- A valid Police Check and/or NDIS Worker Check is required and must be verified prior to commencement.
Skills
- Clinical education
- Workforce capability
- Clinical governance
- Quality improvement
- Aged care
- Data analysis
- Leadership
- Team leadership
- Stakeholder engagement
- Communication
- Facilitation
Location
- North Sydney
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Leadership experience
Education Level
- Tertiary qualification in Nursing, Allied Health, Education, Health Management, or a related field
- Current AHPRA registration (where applicable)
Salary/Compensations
- Salary packaging of up to $15,900 per year, plus $2,650 for meals and entertainment.
Benefits
- Salary packaging of up to $15,900 per year, plus $2,650 for meals and entertainment.
- Discounts across 700+ retailers through Maxxia Rewards.
- Fitness Passport membership.
- 17.5% leave loading.
About the Company
- At RSL LifeCare, we support veterans and seniors to live their best lives, whether in our communities or through care at home.
- For more than 100 years, we have proudly supported veterans and their families, guided by our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives.
- This is an opportunity to join a large social purpose organisation where your leadership can make a meaningful impact on the quality of care delivered across our services.
- RSL LifeCare is a leader in senior living, providing high quality retirement villages, aged care homes (nursing homes) and personal home care throughout NSW and the ACT.
- Proudly serving Australia for over 100 years, RSL LifeCare is a successful and growing not-for profit organisation which began as a haven for war veterans and today is open to all Australians.
Equal Opportunity
- We proudly live our values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart and Act as One Team.
- We welcome applications from people across our diverse community, particularly Veterans, current and former ADF personnel, their families, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and valued.