Regional Clinical Educator in Newcastle upon Tyne

At our core, RSL LifeCare provides care and services to veterans and seniors who live in our communities or are receiving support at home. Our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives is at the heart of everything we do as we continue to build upon our legacy of supporting veterans and their families for more than 100 years.

This is an opportunity for you to join a large social purpose organisation where your skills and compassion will be valued and enable you to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.

We’re looking for an experienced Regional Clinical Educator to support our Northern Region, covering Newcastle, Ballina, Byron Bay, Port Macquarie, Hawks Nest, and Dungog. This pivotal role sits within our Clinical Governance Team and is responsible for strengthening the capability and confidence of our clinical and care workforce.

You’ll design, deliver, and evaluate high‐quality education programs—ranging from induction to ongoing professional development—ensuring our teams provide safe, evidence‐based, person‐centred care across our residential services.

What you will be doing:

• Provide strong clinical leadership that enhances systems, processes, and care practices to improve person‐centred outcomes.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
• Foster a culture of learning, growth, and continuous improvement across all sites.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary environment to uphold excellence in nursing practice.
• Role‐model a customer‐focused, safety‐driven culture where feedback is welcomed and acted upon.
• Support the Clinical Governance Team to embed high‐quality, person‐centred care across all clinical and operational activities.

About You:

• Current Registered Nurse registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a clinical education role.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and their application in clinical settings.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical teaching, facilitation, competency assessment, and coaching.
• Ability to travel across RSL LifeCare Residential and Home Care sites as required.
• Skilled in mentoring, supervising clinical practice, and supporting team development.
• Proven ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organised, with excellent time‐management skills.
• Compassionate, empathetic, and able to build meaningful connections with staff and residents.
• Confident in making balanced decisions that consider customer experience, risk, and operational needs.
• Experience leading teams, supporting wellbeing, and driving performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

RSL offers the following benefits:

• Not-for-profit tax benefits - salary packaging of up to $15,900 per year. This allows you to reduce your taxable income by receiving part of your salary as tax-free benefits like super contributions, car leasing, and more.
• Staff discounts across 700 select retail stores through Maxxia Rewards.
• Fitness Passport.
• Leave Loading - 17.5% pay top up on paid leave.

Our commitment to diversity:

We are proud to stand for our unique values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart, and Act as One team. We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Veterans, current serving ADF personnel, their families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

It is a mandatory requirement for a team member working in the Aged Care sector to have a valid Police Check or a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check, or potentially both, to undertake the inherent requirements of the role. Clearances must be verified prior to commencing employment with RSL LifeCare.