Regional Quality Advisor - Cairns, Australia - Infinite Aged Care

Description

The Opportunity

Reporting to our National Clinical Governance Manager, this role will be responsible for supporting quality assurance and regulatory compliance to achieve the best service standards and outcomes for residents of the Infinite Care group. Infinite Care operates 17 residential care facilities across 3 states and this role will be focusing on our facilities across Northern QLD. This role is critical in ensuring the delivery of high-quality service and care outcomes for our aged care residents.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the strategic development, implementation and maintenance of high-quality governance and risk systems across the organisation. The primary goal is to develop, maintain and monitor Infinite governance standards, tools, and frameworks, and to drive a culture of best practice in corporate governance and risk across the organisation.

In summary this position will:

• Support the implementation, monitoring and review of the Quality Strategy, Quality and Governance Framework and Quality plans in line with the company's objectives.
• Support development and delivery of quality scorecards/dashboards by working with frontline clinical staff to develop appropriate quality metrics and indicators to promote continuous improvement in the quality of patient care.
• Support the organisation to meet regulatory requirements in relation to corporate and clinical quality management.
• Review and interpret new national guidance and legislation relating to Quality Improvement and identify local implementation for the Company.
• Support the Companies policy management processes, including compliance and governance.
• Provide expert advice, information and support to senior managers, clinicians and committees on matters relating to quality and compliance.

About You

You are a passionate Registered Nurse with a strong focus for clinical governance, ideally in aged care.If you have NDIS quality assurance experience that would be a bonusWe like to live all our values but strive for excellence in this space of all things risk, compliance, and governance.

You will also:

• Be a Registered Nurse with a minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role.
• Have advanced knowledge of the Aged Care industry, relevant legislation, regulations, standards, and industry trends.
• Demonstrated experience in quality, risk, and governance.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of the Aged Care Common Standards, Disability Services Standards and NDIS, Human Services Quality Framework, Aged Care Accreditation and Quality Agency, and a sound knowledge of, and sensitivity to, the range of issues impacting upon vulnerable people and their support networks.
• Have demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders including service users, families, co-agencies, and funding bodies.
• Have a valid Australian drivers' licence.

Who are we?

We are a rapidly growing national residential aged care provider of quality individualised care to ageing residents.

As a collective team, we work hard every day to create a home away from home for our residents, their loved ones, and our staff. Our residents sit at the heart of everything we do, and we know without a doubt that happy, engaged staff results in first class acre outcomes. We do whatever we can to help our team feel engaged with and fulfilled by the work they do and the people they are around each day.

If you would like to know more about us or this position before applying, then please reach out to our recruitment specialist managing this assignment - Call Teri on