Clinical Coordinator

The Clinical Coordinator will join the Ageing Well team at Colac Otway Shire Council, providing clinical oversight to ensure high-quality, person-centred aged care services. The role focuses on compliance with legislation, mitigating clinical risks, and supporting workforce capability through leadership, training, and mentoring. This position offers a rewarding career path in the Aged and Disability Services field, making a meaningful contribution to people's lives in a picturesque region of Victoria.

Must Have

• Provide clinical oversight for high-quality, person-centred aged care services.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and policies.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate clinical risks.
• Provide clinical leadership, training, and mentoring to Ageing Well staff.
• Develop, lead, and review Ageing Well clinical policies and procedures.
• Promote internal and external advocacy for participant rights.
• Ensure compliance with clinical policies, procedures, and conduct clinical audits.
• Oversee complex care plans and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Qualification in Nursing (RN Div 1) with current AHPRA registration.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in aged care or community care.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in clinical assessments and care plan development.
• Demonstrated experience to supervise, mentor, and support staff.
• Excellent time management and project management skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Current Victorian drivers licence, Police Check, WWCC, First Aid, and CPR.

Good to Have

• Knowledge of aged care legislation, quality standards, and reforms.

Perks & Benefits

• Rewarding career path in the Aged and Disability Services field
• Opportunity to make a real difference and meaningful contribution to people's lives
• Appreciated and valued by colleagues

We are seeking an exceptional community minded individual to join our Ageing Well team as Clinical Coordinator in a Permanent Full-Time capacity.

Colac Otway Shire Council's Ageing Well Service is an integral part of Colac's highly regarded health and community services sector with good opportunities for a rewarding career path in the Aged and Disability Services field. We can offer you a job where you can make a real difference and meaningful contribution to people's lives. You will be appreciated and work with people who value you.

Located within two hours south-west of Melbourne, Colac Otway is renowned for its magnificent southern coastline, the Otway rainforests and the northern lakes and offers an attractive lifestyle with diverse employment opportunities. Backed by a thriving economy in primary industries, tourism, commercial and community services this is an exceptional career opportunity.

The Clinical Coordinator's primary objective is to ensure that Council:

• Provides clinical oversight to ensure the service provides high quality, person-centred aged care services that are culturally appropriate, and aligned with participants’ goals, preferences and rights.
• Remains compliant with relevant legislation, standards, and policies including aged care quality standards.
• Identify, assess and mitigate clinical risks, implementing best practice, and risk management strategies to enhance participant safety and high-quality service delivery.
• Support workforce capability and continuous improvement, providing clinical leadership, training and mentoring to all Ageing Well staff and enhance overall service delivery within the Ageing Well team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, lead and review Ageing Well clinical policies and procedures
• Promote internal and external advocacy to uphold participants rights ensuring that services and systems prioritise participant choice, dignity and autonomy.
• Foster a learning culture within the team by contributing to the development and delivery of regular training opportunities, promoting skill sharing and supporting the ongoing education of Ageing Well staff
• Ensure compliance with clinical policies, procedures and conduct clinical audits.
• Oversee complex care plans, and work in collaboration with health services/clinicians as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), providing a holistic care approach that provides comprehensive support tailored to the participant and their families.

About You:

To support your success in this role you will have:

• Qualification in Nursing (RN Div 1) including current AHPRA registration
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in aged care or community care
• Extensive knowledge and experience in clinical assessments and developing, monitoring and reviewing care plans aligning with participant needs and clinical guidelines
• Demonstrated experience to supervise, mentor and support staff to deliver high quality care within organisational guidelines and aged care quality standards
• Knowledge of aged care legislation, aged care quality standards and aged care reforms (desired)
• Excellent time management skills and demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and competing priorities.
• Well-developed interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Current Victorian drivers licence, Police Check, WWCC, First Aid and CPR (or willingness to obtain)

For further information regarding the duties and requirements of the role, please refer to the position description.

Salary information: $96,918.12 to $107,051.36 per annum pro rata plus superannuation.

For further information and how to apply:

1. Download and review the Position Description including the Key Selection Criteria.

2. Information to be included with your application:

• Letter of application
• Current resume
• Key Selection Criteria Responses

3. Submit your application

Applications close on Friday 16 January 2026 at 11.59pm.

Colac Otway Shire Council is a child safe organisation and is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.