Clinton is a Lecturer and Course Coordinator in Nursing at Adelaide University. The position involves the teaching, mentoring, and development of students in an environment where they feel safe and supported.
 
Clinton completed his Bachelor of Nursing in 2008 and then pursued a career in critical care nursing, completing his Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Critical Care) in 2012. Clinton has worked both locally and overseas in a mix of public and private sector Intensive Care Units (ICU) where he has undertaken clinical, leadership, and education roles both within and outside the ICUs.
 
Clinton is an accomplished rapid response nurse who has supported general wards with recognising and responding to acute deterioration and it was his interest in rapid response teams that led him to his Master's research, entitled “A time-conscious, safety-focused exploration of two different nursing models in the rapid response service”. Clinton is now undertaking a PhD exploring the experiences of gender and sexually diverse intended parents during surrogacy in Australia.