Brightwater is seeking a General Manager, Education and Clinical Speciality to join our purpose driven corporate team based in our Head Office in Inglewood. If you’re a passionate leader driven to make a real difference, this is your opportunity to join us as we build the new Clinical Excellence Team, where innovation, compassion, and leadership inspires excellence to shape the future of care!

Reporting into the Chief Clinical Excellence Officer, you will be key member of Brightwater’s senior management team providing strategic leadership, governance and operational oversight of all clinical education functions across the organisation.    

In your new role you will be responsible for leading and delivering high quality clinical training programs for nursing, allied health and health care workers including graduate development programs and leadership programs.  Further, the role will provide oversight and leadership of  key specialist initiatives including  palliative care and  dementia care..

In this dynamic role, you partner closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that clinical capability, professional standards and workforce readiness is strengthened across the wider organization.

Brightwater can offer you:

• A lucrative base salary plus super and the ability to salary package up to $18,550 annually, meaning you can legitimately pay less tax and increase your take-home pay
• Our unique staff benefits program, including access to BrightwaterPlus which gives you discounts with over 370 retailers and heavily discounted gym membership with access to 65 facilities across Perth
• State of the art working space with an onsite café, free parking and staff gym!
• Hybrid working options, promoting a healthy work life balance.  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Leading the strategic direction of clinical education, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, regulatory requirements, and best‑practice care standards.
• Driving long‑term workforce capability development across nursing, allied health, palliative care, and dementia care, supported by strong governance and high‑quality training programs.
• Overseeing clinical training, graduate programs, and mentoring frameworks to build a skilled, confident, and well‑supported clinical workforce.
• Building partnerships with education providers, lead clinical initiatives, and contribute to continuous improvement and organisational strategy.

To be successful in the role, you will need:

• Degree level qualification in a suitable discipline (nursing, allied health, education or related field), with significant senior management experience within an organisation of similar size and complexity.
• Experience working at a strategic and operational level within an organisation, with a sound understanding, appreciation and experience clinical education and care in aged care, community health, hospital services or similar settings.
• Satisfactory compliance requirement that includes National Police Certificate obtained within the last 12 months and a valid driver’s licence to drive in Western Australia, as defined by the WA Department of Transport (DoT).

About Brightwater:

With a track record that dates back to 1901, care is at our core.  We stand beside our clients during times of personal change, using experience and understanding to be the support they need. We’re ready for the complexities that come with ageing and disability, including dementia, Huntington’s disease and acquired brain injury.

If you are passionate about working at a place where people are guided to create new opportunities for themselves, where people who thought they’d no longer be able to grow, are growing in new and different ways, and where people are enjoy life, making decisions and building new relationships – a place where people can pursue the dignity of independence, then submit your application, along with a cover letter, through Brightwater's online portal by COB 13 March 2026, however, shortlisting will begin immediately. Please note that Brightwater reserves the right to close the advert prior to this date.

Please read the attached job description for more information on the role, including a full list of duties and selection criteria.

For Further enquiries, please contact Zach Ooi, Talent Acquisition Specialist @ [email protected] or phone 0429 088 113 for a confidential chat.

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