Head of Clinical Education & Professional Development

At RSL LifeCare, we support veterans and seniors to live their best lives, whether in our communities or through care at home. For more than 100 years, we have proudly supported veterans and their families, guided by our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives.

This is an opportunity to join a large social purpose organisation where your leadership can make a meaningful impact on the quality of care delivered across our services.

About the Role

The Head of Clinical Education & Professional Development leads the strategy, design and delivery of clinical education, workforce capability and professional development programs across residential care, home care and community services.

This role plays a critical part in strengthening clinical capability, leadership and professional practice, ensuring our people have the knowledge, skills and support needed to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care. The role also leads the development of a thriving Clinical Community of Practice, promoting collaboration, shared learning and evidence-based practice across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical education and professional development strategy across the organisation.

• Build workforce capability through education, competency, supervision and professional development programs.

• Establish and maintain a high-performing Clinical Community of Practice.

• Drive learning from incidents, investigations and reviews to strengthen practice and improve care outcomes.

• Use data and workforce insights to identify learning needs and capability priorities.

• Support clinical governance, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Coach, mentor and influence leaders and clinicians across services and regions.

About You

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Nursing, Allied Health, Education, Health Management or a related field.

• Current AHPRA registration (where applicable).

• Significant leadership experience in clinical education, workforce capability, clinical governance or quality within aged care.

• Strong understanding of the Aged Care Act 2024, Aged Care Quality Standards and clinical governance requirements.

• Experience designing and delivering education, competency and professional development programs at scale.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to inform capability planning and improvement.

• Proven ability to lead teams and influence practice across diverse stakeholder groups.

• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.

Why Join RSL LifeCare?

• Salary packaging of up to $15,900 per year, plus $2,650 for meals and entertainment.

• Discounts across 700+ retailers through Maxxia Rewards.

• Fitness Passport membership.

• 17.5% leave loading.

• A supportive, values-driven culture where your work truly makes a difference.

Our Commitment to Diversity

We proudly live our values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart and Act as One Team.

We welcome applications from people across our diverse community, particularly Veterans, current and former ADF personnel, their families, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and valued.

A valid Police Check and/or NDIS Worker Check is required and must be verified prior to commencement.