Care Director
Core
Senior clinical leader providing governance, quality assurance, and team supervision for residential aged care.
Role type
Senior IC clinical care director
Builds
Safe, high-quality, person-centred care for older Australians
Domain
Healthcare / Aged Care
Required skills
Clinical leadership, nursing management, clinical governance, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, care planning, medication management, incident management, staff development, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Experience with funding optimisation, infection prevention, clinical audits
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to nursing and care teams; Oversee clinical governance, quality and continuous improvement initiatives; Support accreditation and compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory standards; Monitor clinical audits, indicators and care outcomes; Oversee resident care planning, assessments and clinical documentation; Support the management of incidents, hospital transfers, emergencies and outbreaks; Support recruitment, rostering, performance management and staff development
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC