Clinical Governance and Education Lead

We have a wonderful opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse Educator to work within the Clinical Governance Department in the capacity of Clinical Governance and Education Lead.

Reporting to the Clinical Education and Infection Prevention Control Manager, the primary focus of this role is to drive the design and implementation of clinical education programs and innovative practice initiatives that support high-quality, evidence-based care aligned with Montefiore's strategic vision. This role champions continuous learning enhances clinical excellence, and fosters system-wide improvement while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and best practice models.

The Role:

Critical to the position is your ability to lead, support and educate staff on clinical topics, promote, and participate in a culture of learning and development and promote a wellness model with stakeholders. Consulting with clinical leaders, you will support teams to address clinical risks by improving clinical systems & processes through provision of education and training as well as oversee safe medication management. Additionally, you will support regulatory compliance and sound clinical governance and work collaboratively with the L&D department to implement the clinical education strategic plan.

Along with the essential criteria, you will demonstrate effective leadership skills, excellent clinical decision making, critical thinking and have well developed written and verbal communication skills to enable collaborative working relationships.

Essential Criteria:

• Hold current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or willing to obtain) or Diploma of Training Design and Development or Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education.
• Have a minimum of 5 years post graduate clinical experience within aged care and a minimum of 3 years' experience as a trainer/educator.
• Ability to prepare, deliver and evaluate clinical education programs across three Sydney based locations.
• Ability to research literature and source relevant legislation, standards, best practice and guidelines.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation including Aged Care Act 2024 The Strengthened Aged Standard's and Governing for Reform Agenda The aged care Registration process.
• Solid experience using Microsoft suite: Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel, ability to collect and analyse data.
• Demonstrate advanced practice expertise with the ability to work within an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Have highly developed written and oral communication skills and be able to relay information articulately to various stakeholders.
• Experience with Learning management systems.
• Current driver's license and own vehicle and willingness to travel across sites as per operational requirements.

If you are looking for a values-based organisation, who is passionate about improving the skills and capabilities of staff in aged care through education, please apply.

About Us:

Montefiore is an award-winning, Sydney-based aged care provider, with a proud 135-year history as a non-profit organisation founded on Jewish values. With a workforce comprising approximately 1200 staff employed across an array of disciplines, we support older members of the community to live with choice, dignity and wellbeing through trusted residential care, flexible home care and luxury retirement living.

What we offer:

We offer a competitive remuneration package that includes NFP salary packaging, generous leave entitlements (including 5 weeks of annual leave and 12 ADOs per annum) and a highly supportive workplace culture with a genuine passion for continuous improvement and excellence. To find out more about what we do and to apply online, please visit our website: 

All offers of employment are dependent upon successful completion of the organisation's pre-employment check process. This includes (but is not limited to) the requirement to be willing to obtain a Criminal Police Check.

Applications close: 8 September 2025

For a confidential discussion, please contact Loren Woolf, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor on

Please note that applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. As such, the closing date is subject to change without notice.