Are you ready to help shape meaningful change and support better outcomes in aged care?
Working closely with the General Manager, Head of Clinical Governance and Community Leaders, you help build strong clinical governance and create conditions that allow teams to focus on resident experience and team support.
If you enjoy system thinking, collaborative leadership and driving continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you.
VIBRANT CAREERS AT ROCKPOOL
Rockpool Residential Aged Care is a boutique provider, proudly Queensland owned. We believe great careers and great care go hand in hand. Our My Day My Way model of care puts people we care for at the centre of everything, shaping their days around their choices, not our routines.
This philosophy shapes how we work and what makes a career at Rockpool different.
- Purpose that matters – work that changes lives every day.
- Contemporary leadership – leaders who back you and support you to be your best.
- Designed for experience – beautiful, modern homes built for the people in them.
- Enabled through technology – smart systems that free you to focus on what counts: people.
- Growth and opportunity – room to build a career with Queensland’s fastest growing provider.
Meaningful work. Beautiful environments. A growing future. Distinctly different. If that sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
THE ROLE
Reporting to the General Manager, the Clinical Nurse Consultant supports the clinical direction of the Home and plays an important role in strengthening our approach to safety, quality and compliance. You help shape and maintain effective clinical governance frameworks, contribute to accreditation readiness, and build the clinical capability of the team.
You are also a key point of support for clinical escalation, helping to identify clinical deterioration early, assisting with the management of complex clinical care needs, and contributing to stronger, more reliable clinical systems.
This role is centred on governance, guidance and assurance, working in close partnership with Community Leaders and the General Manager.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Serve as the most senior clinical expert on site, providing confident and timely judgement for deteriorating, high-acuity and complex residents
- Lead multidisciplinary case management, bringing together GPs, allied health and specialist services to deliver coordinated, person-centred care
- Partner with Community Leaders and Registered Nurses to assess, plan and review care for residents with complex and changing clinical needs
- Lead AN-ACC assessments across the home, ensuring every classification accurately reflects each resident's true clinical acuity and supports funding integrity
- Proactively monitor AN-ACC classification outcomes and work with the care team to close gaps between assessed needs and funded classifications
- Drive clinical governance at the home level through audits, quality reviews and continuous improvement planning
- Lead accreditation readiness and support ACQSC audit and assessment processes with confidence and rigour
- Coach, mentor and educate Registered Nurses and Community Leaders, building clinical confidence and capability across the workforce
- Partner with the Head of Clinical Governance to implement quality, safety and compliance initiatives at the home level
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
You bring clinical expertise, a governance mindset and proven leadership.
Skills and Experience
- Significant post-registration clinical experience in residential aged care, with demonstrated expertise in complex clinical case management
- Proven expertise in AN-ACC assessment, classification, funding integrity and documentation standards
- Strong knowledge of the Aged Care Act 2024, Aged Care Rules 2025 and the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards
- Demonstrated experience in clinical governance, quality improvement and incident management including root cause analysis
- Proven ability to lead and support accreditation readiness and regulatory audit processes
- Experience coaching and developing clinical teams, with the ability to build capability and influence practice without direct line management authority
- Experience engaging with the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is highly regarded
The Person We Are Looking For
- Resident-first mindset – Puts residents at the heart of every decision and action, ensuring their needs, preferences, and wellbeing always come first.
- Takes initiative – Recognises what needs to be done and acts on it proactively, without waiting to be asked.
- Collaborative – Works openly and constructively with colleagues, residents, and families to achieve the best outcomes for our community.
- Enthusiastic – Brings genuine energy and positivity to their work, showing eagerness in supporting residents and contributing to Rockpool's success.
- Warmth and empathy – Connects with residents, families, and colleagues with kindness, compassion, and a genuine understanding of their feelings and experiences.
- Values-led behaviours – Lives Rockpool's values of Accountability, Compassion, Trust, Integrity, and Innovation in everyday actions.
- Clinical leadership – Aspires to lead and inspire, providing clear, confident direction grounded in clinical expertise that colleagues, residents, and families can rely on.
- Analytical – Applies critical, evidence-based thinking to anticipate risks, identify potential pitfalls, and solve clinical problems before they impact resident care.
- Influencing – Builds credibility and rapport to positively shape the practice of others, guiding the team towards best-practice care.
- Organised – Manages competing clinical priorities with structure and efficiency.
- Teaching and mentoring – Shares knowledge generously, coaching staff to build clinical capability and lift the standard of care across the team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Nursing (or equivalent)
- Current AHPRA registration
- Postgraduate qualifications in aged care, clinical leadership or a related specialty will be highly regarded (desirable)
