Quality Care Advisor

Quality Care Advisor BlueCare Community Services Multiple Locations

• Are you an experienced clinician ready to help improve quality safety and governance across community aged care

• 3 x new opportunities with portfolios across QLD

• Locations include: North and South Brisbane (including Gold and Sunshine Coast) Ipswich and South West ( Darling Downs/ etc North/Central Queensland (regular travel required)

• $59.43 - $60.70 per hour $10.5k Motor Vehicle Allowance Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

Were looking for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others - through small moments that leave big impacts.

These newly created Quality Care Advisor positions offer the opportunity to join a dedicated quality team shape the future of clinical governance across Community Services. Working alongside experienced and like-minded quality professionals youll be supported to further develop your expertise in clinical governance quality improvement risk management and continuous improvement. Whether youre looking to transition from a senior clinical role or expand your experience in quality this role offers genuine professional development and career growth.

About the role

As a Quality Care Advisor you will provide expert clinical quality and risk advice to operational and clinical leaders across designated Community Services portfolios. Youll use quality data clinical indicators audit findings and incident trends to identify opportunities for improvement mitigate risks and support services to deliver safe high-quality care.

Working collaboratively across multiple sites you will play a key role in strengthening clinical governance preparing services for accreditation supporting regulatory compliance and embedding sustainable quality improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical quality risk and safety support to leaders to improve care outcomes

• Support management of key clinical risks including deterioration wounds falls infection prevention medication safety dementia and behaviour support

• Build leader capability in clinical governance risk management and continuous improvement

• Partner with internal and external clinical experts to deliver best practice care and risk management

• Support investigation and management of serious incidents complaints and regulatory reporting (including SIRS)

• Assist services with audits accreditation readiness and compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements

With no two days the same youll work across multiple services partnering with teams to deliver best practice care and drive meaningful improvements.

Role requirements

• Bachelor of Nursingwith current unrestricted AHPRA registration and unlimited work entitlements - Essential

• Current Australian Drivers Licence and roadworthy & insured (Third Party Property minimum) vehicle to use for work- Essential

• Demonstrated experience in aged care nursing with strong clinical judgement and decision-making capability - Essential

• Proven experience supporting audits accreditation and regulatory compliance processes - Essential

• Strong knowledge of aged care legislation quality standards and clinical governance frameworks - Essential

• Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity and compliance requirements aligned to legislation and policy - Essential

• Excellent communication coaching and influencing skills with the ability to translate clinical information into practical guidance - Essential

Employee Benefits:

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15900) and meal entertainment (up to $2650) per annum

• A recognition and rewards platform providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers including everyday expenses holidays health insurance annual awards celebration wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave available after 6 months service in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year Diwali Ramadan NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family wed love you to be too

Joining the states largest network of aged care workers with its over 8000 strong bright team in blue youll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16500 staff and 9000 volunteers across our brands ofBlueCare Lifeline ARRCS The Wesley Hospital Buderim Private Hospital St Stephens Hospital and St Andrews War Memorial Hospitalyou are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate inclusive and committed to the work we do helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe Child Friendly organisation and will:

• Provide welcoming safe & nurturing services for children

• Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

• Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simpleeverybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare diversity is at the core of our who we are our mission and our are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex race culture sexual orientation disability or gender our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this additional support and to meet our RAP Team email

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children young people and the elderly safe from harm within our services workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children young people adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.