Clinical Nurse Consultant – Aged Care

Permanent Position in a Medium-sized residential aged care facility

Monday to Friday – 8:30am – 4:30pm
Salary up to $115,000 + Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging
1 hour west of Brisbane

Enjoy a relaxed regional lifestyle while stepping into a senior leadership role where you can genuinely shape practice and outcomes.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Salary up to $115,000 (Depending on Experience)

• Not-for-profit salary packaging (PBI) – increase your take-home pay

• 5 weeks paid annual leave + 17.5% leave loading

• Monday to Friday – enjoy your weekends

• Alternate week on-call only

• Ongoing professional development and leadership training

• Supportive Residential Manager and collaborative team culture

• Strong clinical influence within a medium-sized service where your leadership is visible and valued

• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day

About the Opportunity

As a Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC), you will be a key clinical leader within a medium-sized residential aged care facility, providing expert oversight while remaining actively involved in clinical care.

Working closely with the Residential Manager, you will balance hands-on nursing with team mentorship, governance and quality improvement. This is an ideal opportunity for a confident clinician who enjoys being present, accessible and influential within a close-knit team environment. We are also open to an experienced Clinical Nurse (CN) in aged care who is ready to step up into a senior clinical leadership role, with the right support and mentoring provided.

About You

You are a compassionate and confident clinical leader who thrives in aged care and enjoys mentoring others. You bring strong decision-making skills and a commitment to delivering holistic, person-centred care that supports residents’ physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing.

Essential Requirements

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in Aged Care

• Strong knowledge of AN-ACC and palliative care

• Demonstrated understanding of Aged Care Accreditation and audit processes

• Proven ability in problem resolution and quality-focused service delivery

• Full Working Rights in Australia

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership and hands-on nursing care

• Support residents with complex and changing clinical needs

• Supervise, mentor and develop Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing

• Coordinate, review and evaluate care plans and clinical documentation

• Liaise with GPs, allied health professionals, residents and families

• Ensure compliance with aged care standards, accreditation, infection control and medication management

• Lead continuous improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives

If you’re ready to step into an influential clinical leadership role within a supportive medium-sized facility, we’d love to hear from you. Click ‘apply now’ or send your CV direct to dara.herlihy@cmr.com.au to arrange a confidential phone call.