Clinical Nurse Educator

2 days ago


Grasmere NSW, Australia Carrington Centennial Care Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse passionate about training & continuous improvement to support high quality care? Join Carrington

  • Exciting and varied role taking ownership of clinical education across Carrington's programs
  • Enable the delivery of high quality clinical care, ensuring quality of life for our ageing residents
    Join a growing organisation & collaborative team committed to continuous improvement

About Us

Carrington is a not-for-profit centre of excellence for retirees, providing a focus on person-centred quality care and health services to consumers of Independent Living, Residential Care and Community Care. At Carrington, we are committed to providing quality care for our Consumers so they can live a happier, healthier more independent life.

The Opportunity

As the Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE), you will provide a comprehensive and robust clinical learning, development and education program to care staff across Carrington's programs. Working in our Quality, Risk & Assurance team, this role is responsible for the continuous improvement of our clinical education, assuring our adherence to quality and accreditation requirements and enabling the continued delivery of high-quality care for resident quality of life. The current opportunity is for a full time parental leave cover position from late October 2025 to 30 November 2026.

Responsibilities:

  • Assessing best practice clinical competence for all new and existing care staff
  • Delivering clinical training to meet identified skills need & gaps, clinical needs of residents, compliance & best practice
  • Content areas include: clinical care, medication management, infection control, pain management, care planning & assessment, clinical & care management systems.
  • Training formats include: toolbox talks, in-services, bedside case studies, competencies, inductions and workshops.
  • Coaching & mentoring clinical leadership roles, and coaching staff to provide quality care & services.
  • Orienting and coaching clinical work experience students with the aim of recommending students as potential employees
  • Providing information to the clinical leadership team on clinical training activities to ensure compliance and audit-readiness
  • Engaging in continuous improvement activities to evaluate training & competency alignment with clinical & client needs
    Supporting quality, risk & assurance activities and projects with clinical and training expertise and resources

About You

Essential Criteria:

  • Current unconditional Registered Nurse APHRA registration with minimum 3 years' clinical experience in aged care
  • Qualification in Workplace Assessment and Training (e.g. Cert IV in Training & Assessment)
  • Experience with clinical assessments and care planning, ACFI and accreditation
  • Demonstrated advanced training and clinical leadership experience
  • Commitment to continuous improvement & passion for quality care
  • Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
  • Excellent time management and problem solving skills
  • Ability to work well autonomously and in a team environment
  • Functional IT skills & documentation experience

Desirable:

  • Successful completion of relevant post graduate studies would be highly regarded
    Current First Aid Certificate

Enjoy our Benefits

  • Competitive Pay, including loadings, potential performance-based increases and full not-for-profit salary packaging
  • Employee Referral Program – Earn up to $500 for referring a successful candidate
  • 15% employee discount at our Rocksalt restaurant
  • 10% off full price shoes at a local shoe store
    Enjoy our "Carrington Day" – an Additional Christmas Public Holiday each year

To Apply

Please submit your application including your current resume and a cover letter addressing the criteria in the 'About You' section. Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted. Recruitment for this position has commenced, and an immediate start is available for the right candidate. For enquiries, contact

We will not respond to unsolicited emails from recruitment agencies or applications from outside Australia



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