About the Role
South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation (SETAC) is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to step into a Nursing Clinical Lead role within our comprehensive primary health service.
This is a senior clinical leadership position that combines hands-on clinical practice with professional nursing leadership.
You will maintain a clinical caseload while strengthening nursing standards, supporting clinical governance, and mentoring the nursing workforce.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide comprehensive nursing care across clinic, home and outreach settings
• Conduct advanced clinical assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
• Lead nursing components of chronic disease management programs
• Coordinate referrals, case conferencing and continuity of care
• Deliver immunisation, screening and preventive health programs
• Maintain accurate and compliant clinical documentation in Communicare
• Provide professional supervision and mentoring to Registered and Enrolled Nurses
• Contribute to accreditation, audit and Continuous Quality Improvement activities
• Monitor compliance with medication safety, infection control and cold chain management
• Identify and escalate clinical risks in accordance with governance processes
• Deliver culturally safe, trauma-informed and strengths-based care
Selection Criteria
(Applicants must address the following criteria in their application)
• Demonstrated advanced clinical nursing practice and ability to lead safe, evidence-based care in primary health settings, including chronic disease management and coordination of multidisciplinary care.
• Sound knowledge of NMBA professional standards and NSQHS requirements, and the ability to apply these within a clinical governance framework, including identification and appropriate escalation of clinical risks.
• Proficiency in clinical information systems (e.g. Communicare) and ability to maintain accurate documentation and use clinical data to support audit, reporting and quality improvement activities.
• Proven ability to provide professional supervision, mentoring and clinical guidance to nursing staff and students.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, including General Practitioners and Aboriginal Health Workers, in integrated service models.
• Ability to work in genuine partnership with Aboriginal colleagues, recognising cultural authority and supporting Aboriginal-led decision-making, and to provide culturally safe, respectful care to Aboriginal clients and families.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to manage sensitive conversations and build trust with clients, colleagues and community members.
• Demonstrated reflective practice, responsiveness to feedback and commitment to continuous improvement and professional accountability in a changing service environment.
Essential Requirements
• Bachelor of Nursing
• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
• Current unrestricted Tasmanian driver’s licence
• Satisfactory National Police Check
• Working with Vulnerable People Check
• Compliance with NMBA professional development requirements
Remuneration
Nurses Award [MA000034]
Salary commensurate with experience.
How to Apply
Applications close Wednesday 11 March 2026 at 11:59 PM.
To apply, please submit:
• A current resume
• A cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria
• Details of at least two referees (including a current or recent supervisor)
Applications must be emailed to:
************@setac.org.au
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.