Clinical Educator Southern Highlands Aged Care

Are you passionate about developing people, strengthening clinical practice and improving outcomes for older people?

We are looking for an experienced and engaging Clinical Educator to help shape the capability of our workforce across both residential and community care. This is an opportunity to take the lead in building a strong culture of learning—where education goes beyond compliance and translates into confident staff, better practice and better outcomes for the people we support.

The organisation 

Approved aged care provider, retirement village owner, and one of the largest employers in the Southern Highlands. Harbison is governed by a Board of Directors which appoints a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who is delegated with day-to-day responsibility for the organisation.

Primary Purpose of the Role

The Clinical Educator provides strategic leadership for clinical education, workforce capability and competency across both residential care and community care at Harbison. The role is responsible for ensuring that education programs support the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based and person-centred care that meets the requirements of the Aged Care Act 2024, the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and other relevant legislation and professional standards.

Working collaboratively with operational leaders, the Clinical Educator develops and oversees a contemporary clinical education framework that supports the ongoing development of a capable, confident and competent workforce. The role ensures education is informed by organisational priorities, quality and clinical governance data, emerging evidence and best practice.

The Clinical Educator provides professional leadership to the Workplace Trainer and works closely with managers and subject matter experts to ensure learning is translated into everyday practice. Success in this role is demonstrated through improved workforce capability, measurable improvements in care quality, positive consumer outcomes and a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Requirements - Essential

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122 or current equivalent), or willingness to obtain.

• Demonstrated experience in clinical education within aged care, health or community services.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the Aged Care Act 2024, Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, Statement of Rights, and Aged Care Code of Conduct

• Strong understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement and adult learning principles.

• Demonstrated ability to design, deliver and evaluate competency-based education programs.

• Highly developed coaching, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong organisational, analytical and project management skills

• High level of digital literacy, including Learning Management Systems and Microsoft Office applications.