Senior Clinical Practice Lead

Lead the design and implementation of clinical care models, act as a trusted expert on complex clinical matters and help ensure our teams have the confidence and capability to deliver exceptional care outcomes......

Transform lives, every single day

Do you want a career that means more?

At Anglicare Sydney, we have been serving people, enriching lives and strengthening communities for more than 170 years. As one of Australia's largest Christian organisations, we support thousands of older people, families, children and individuals through aged care, community services, housing and community services programs.

As our Senior Clinical Practice Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing clinical standards, strengthening workforce capability and supporting the delivery of safe, consistent and person-centred care across retirement villages and home care services. You'll join a purpose-driven organisation where clinical excellence and compassionate care go hand in hand.

Your Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Clinical Practice, the Senior Clinical Practice Lead provides strategic clinical leadership across Seniors Communities. Working closely with operational leaders, Registered Nurses, Care Operations Managers and the Quality team, you will influence clinical practice, build capability and support the continuous improvement of care delivery.

You will lead the design and implementation of clinical care models, act as a trusted expert on complex clinical matters and help ensure our teams have the confidence and capability to deliver exceptional care outcomes.

With integrity and influence, you will:

• Lead the development, implementation and continual improvement of clinical care models across Seniors Communities
• Provide expert leadership in dementia care, palliative care and integrated care hub initiatives
• Mentor and coach Registered Nurses, Care Operations Managers and frontline teams to build clinical confidence and capability
• Translate clinical policy, evidence and regulatory reform into practical frontline solutions
• Partner with Quality and Operational teams to strengthen governance, risk management and continuous improvement practices

What You'll Bring

You are an experienced and respected clinical leader who combines strong clinical expertise with a practical, people-focused approach. You are passionate about improving care outcomes, developing clinical capability and supporting teams through change.

You bring strong relationship-building skills and the ability to influence across clinical, operational and corporate environments. Most importantly, you lead with empathy, professionalism and a genuine commitment to person-centred care.

What's Required

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Demonstrated experience leading clinical practice across aged care, home care or sub-acute/community settings.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor and develop capability in multidisciplinary clinical teams.

What's Preferred

• Postgraduate qualifications in gerontology, palliative care, dementia care, clinical education, or healthcare leadership
• Experience interpreting policy, regulation, and reform, and translating these into effective clinical practice
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, build strong relationships, and operate effectively across clinical, operational, and corporate environments

Why Anglicare? 

For 170 years Anglicare has been serving those in need - providing care to older people and services to the vulnerable. With our recent acquisition of Infinite Care and Autumn Aged Care, today we employ 9,500 staff and are blessed to serve alongside 1,500 volunteers. We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and the dedicated people here who make it happen.  

At Anglicare, you’ll get the stability and opportunities that come with a strong, well-established organisation that’s ready for the future. You’ll belong to a community of kind, humble and respectful people. You will also be supported to gain new knowledge, deepen your experience and expertise, and shape a rewarding career.  

On top of that, here are just some of the tangible benefits you will enjoy in a career with us: 

• Pay less tax on your income and increase your take home pay. With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free.
• Spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment also tax free with salary packaging.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership training to advance your career  
• Exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Fitness Passport with discounts to over 800 gyms for you and your family 

Are you ready for a career that means more? 

To apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply to this Job’ button below. All applicants will receive a response. 

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others, and we value the diverse perspectives they bring. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Applications close on: 02/10/2026
Expected start date: ASAP