Clinical Director Aged Care and NDIS

The Opportunity: 

Newcastle Anglican has an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Clinical Director to join the organisation. Reporting to the Executive Director Residential Aged Care your will be responsible for providing clinical advice and influence regulatory and policy compliance to Newcastle Anglican’ aged care and NDIS services to assist in understanding and interpreting clinical information and managing clinical risk.

Why you’ll love working with us: 

At Newcastle Anglican, we don’t just offer jobs — we offer purpose-driven careers. Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

Growth & Development: Dedicated professional development support
Family Friendly: 14 weeks paid parental leave or 3 weeks partner leave + super contributions.
Smart Salary Packaging: Save on your rent, mortgage or bills – up to $611 per fortnight.
Education Perks: Up to 40% off school fees at our Anglican schools.
Wellness Boost: Access to over 300 gyms with Fitness Passport.
Mental Health Support: Free access to our Employee Assistance Program.
Career Progression: Real opportunities for advancement.
Flexibility: We support flexible work arrangements.

Role & Responsibilities:   

• Provide timely and targeted written and verbal clinical advice to Directors, Managers and employees to support evidence-based decision-making in relation to meeting responsibilities.
• Identify and escalate clinical risk to Executive Director Residential Aged Care or Executive Director Home Care and NDIS and lead the implementation of agreed risk mitigation strategies.
• Analyse and interpret evidence from a range of sources including clinical documentation, site visit reports and submissions from facilities to identify clinical risks and recommend improvement strategies.
• Work collaboratively with regulatory stakeholders where required to manage risk and address sector priorities
• Draft professional correspondence to stakeholders in response to regulatory action, enquiries or consultations.
• Develop and present papers to the Board Aged Care Committee, Age Care Clinical Quality and Safety Committee, Executive Leadership Team and relevant working groups/committees.
• Support and contribute to the ongoing success of the Consumer Advisory Body(CAB) and the Quality Care Advisory Body(QCAB) through clinical insight and governance input.
• Work alongside the Director Residential Aged Care to monitor and respond to Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS), develop Plans for Continuous Improvement, oversee training, education and drive improvement initiatives to maintain regulatory and policy compliance.
• Maintain a clinical compliance calendar to ensure timely delivery of regulatory, policy and project milestones.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentoring to clinicians across Anglican Care, fostering competency, skill development and evidence-based care.
• Delegate tasks and monitor outcomes to ensure strategic clinical objectives are effectively translated and sustained in clinical practice.
• Lead clinical education and resource development for internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities, lead change and innovation to optimise delivery of clinical support across the organisation
• Participate in site visits and meetings to address clinical care concerns, gather feedback and support continuous improvement and/or celebrate achievements.
• Maintain knowledge of contemporary, evidence based, best practice in clinical care settings across Anglican Care.
• Manage workload effectively, balancing emerging risks, shifting priorities and stakeholder needs to maintain service requirements, aligning budgets, funding allocations, regulatory standards, quality Indicators, and other relevant benchmarks

About you? 

• Tertiary qualifications in relevant area of training or demonstrated experience in that field.
• Related tertiary qualifications in Management and/or demonstrated competencies in that field, with additional competencies including multi-skilling into other streams within the Aged Care and/or NDIS environment.
• Analytical problem solving with the ability to assess risk and work both collaboratively and autonomously
• Able to critically appraise contemporary clinical resources, integrate these resources with clinical expertise and apply to the development of clinical advice
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex, sensitive and sometimes conflicting information to form a reasoned judgement
• Flexibility, responsiveness and ability to respond to changing demands and manage competing priorities
• Ability to effectively manage interpersonal relationships with respect and communicate with influence with internal and external stakeholders
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate information coherently and concisely to various audiences.

Who we are?

Formerly known as the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, Newcastle Anglican is a faith-based organisation serving the people of the Hunter and the Central Coast.

We offer a leading Christian presence to our community through our parishes, four schools, Anglican Care and Samaritans.

Our vision is for people to flourish because of what we do, inspired by the way of Jesus.

We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome all applications.

For more information visit www.newcastleanglican.org.au or for enquiries and a copy of the Position Description email the talent team at careers@newcastleanglican.org.au   

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