Clinical Care Partner

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Posted Thursday, 30 July 2026, 10:00 am | Expires Sunday, 9 August 2026, 9:59 am

Be MORE at ECH

ECH is a leading South Australian profit-for-purpose organisation with a 60-year legacy of helping people age productively and independently.

We believe our people drive our success, which is why we’re committed to a culture of MORE:

• More Wellbeing through flexible work
• More Connection through a collaborative team
• More Growth through industry-leading investment in your development

Join us and make a tangible impact in a workplace that values your expertise and supports your ambition.

Your opportunity

You'll partner with clients to understand what matters most and support them to achieve meaningful goals through strengths-based, person-directed care. Managing a caseload of clients with diverse and often complex needs, you'll coordinate services, support care transitions, and contribute to multidisciplinary care planning that promotes independence, wellbeing, and quality of life.

Beyond direct client support, you'll apply your clinical expertise to influence practice, contribute to complex case reviews and discharge planning, and identify opportunities to improve service delivery. Working collaboratively across ECH, you'll help shape innovative approaches that enhance outcomes and enable older people to live well at home.

You’ll make an impact by

• Partnering with clients to develop personalised care plans and meaningful goals that promote independence, wellbeing, and quality of life.
• Leading care coordination and service transitions for clients with complex needs, ensuring safe, seamless support across health and community services.
• Driving reablement outcomes by supporting recovery, building capability, and helping clients maintain or regain functional independence.
• Providing clinical guidance and support to Care Partners, strengthening capability and ensuring high-quality, person-centred care delivery.
• Identifying risks, addressing barriers to client outcomes, and influencing improvements in care planning, service delivery, and clinical practice

What you’ll bring

To succeed in this role, you’ll need the following qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification (Bachelor's degree or higher) in Allied Health or Nursing
• Current and unrestricted registration with AHPRA or other relevant professional body
• Minimum two years' post-registration clinical experience in aged care, community health, rehabilitation, hospital transition care, palliative care, mental health or a related setting
• Experience supporting reablement, restorative care, rehabilitation, care management or complex client outcomes in community, health or aged care settings.
• Current driver's licence
• National Police Check

We would also love you to bring the following skills:

• Strong clinical assessment, care planning and risk management skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with clients, families and stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and documentation.
• Proactive, innovative and outcomes-focused, with a passion for supporting older people to maintain independence and wellbeing.
• Ability to influence, collaborate and drive positive outcomes across multidisciplinary teams.

Why join ECH?

We want you to be MORE with us. We’re passionate about supporting our people through wellbeing programs, opportunities for career growth and competitive benefits. You’ll enjoy all of this in a supportive work environment where you can create meaningful connections with colleagues who have your back.

What does this mean for you?

• As part of a not-for-profit organisation, you can enjoy salary packaging benefits of up to $18,549 per year to reduce your taxable income
• We support your health and fitness with free access to ECH gyms and discounted wellness services
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and access to the Moving Mindz app-based wellness program
• Opportunities to connect with your ECH community through annual employee team dinners, Christmas celebrations and town hall gatherings
• Grow your career through mentoring programs, supported scholarships and annual performance & development planning (PDP)

For more information on our benefits and what it’s like to work at ECH, visit our careers page. https://www.ech.asn.au/careers

Ready to be part of something special?

Join us and help older South Australians get MORE out of life.

We will review applications as they come in and move quickly to secure the right candidate. Applications close Sunday 9th August 2026

We recognise great candidates come with different circumstances. While full-time is preferred, part-time and job share applications will be fully considered to ensure the best fit for our clients, team and the role.

For more information, please contact [email protected]

We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply, including those living with a disability, from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds, part of the LGBTI community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. If you require reasonable adjustments or would like to share your pronouns at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know.

In submitting your application, you agree to our ECH Recruitment Process Terms and Conditions

Job details

Pay type

Hourly