Are you a driven clinical leader, with a passion for quality in the aged care, community care or health sector?

Do you have what it takes to lead an experienced quality team who promote high quality monitoring, advice and leadership in care governance and quality?

If you answered yes to these questions, then you are exactly the type of person we are looking for.

The Role

Blue Care is seeking an experienced leader with a background in Quality Service Delivery and quality to join us as Care Governance and Quality Manager (Blue Care).  This exciting opportunity will be responsible for the ongoing development and implementation of quality frameworks across the organisation, ensuring the provision of quality care, regulatory compliance monitoring, advice and continuous improvement leadership.

As well as the opportunity to take the lead on continuous quality improvement practice for the organisation, you will also: 

• Lead a team of Care and Quality Advisors to support the delivery of a high quality care, governance and quality service;
• Develop and implement organisational quality improvement structures and processes;
• Review and monitor national and international trends and developments in the community and aged care setting to ensure a contemporary quality & care governance system;
• Monitor and review existing processes and systems to support quality based service delivery;
• Provide strategic advice to Executives and General Managers regarding legislative, contractual and compliance standards;
• Lead the preparation of care policy where gaps in the organisation policy framework have been identified;
• Lead the development of submissions and coronial responses to meet service needs
• Develop and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders;
• Ensure that all reporting requirements to Care Governance and Quality Council are met.

About You

You will be an experienced and dedicated service delivery professional in Aged Care or Health Care, experience in quality management and in the development and continuous improvement of quality care systems. Your expertise will be supported with the following qualifications and knowledge: 

• Tertiary qualifications in a related health discipline;
• Experience in leading and managing care governance and quality service teams;
• Demonstrated expert knowledge and / or clinical experience in service delivery and quality systems in the aged care, community care or health sectors;
• Demonstrated understanding and advanced knowledge of person-centred care, and an ability to ensure delivery of consistently professional and innovative services and quality outcomes;
• Significant experience in stakeholder management and relationship building, particularly in building effective and sustainable partnerships;
• High level effective interpersonal and written and communication skills, including advanced computer literacy skills.

What We Offer

We offer highly competitive remuneration and employment conditions, as well as career progression opportunities and flexibility with hours. We can also offer you a dynamic workplace that encourages you to be innovative and have fun while contributing to Blue Care’s mission and strategic direction.

About Us

At Blue Care we believe that everyone deserves the freedom to live life their way. For us that means listening to peoples stories – where they have been, and more importantly where they want to go. Blue Care is one of Australia’s leading providers of community care, aged care and retirement living. For over 60 years we have supported individuals and families to live independently in their local communities. We work with people to design and deliver support to live life their way.

If the above is what you’re after, we’d love to hear from you.

Submitting your application is easy, click on the ‘apply’ button and follow the prompts.

Applications close 21 December 2018.

Agency applications will not be considered.

Our process includes undergoing a Federal Police check and some positions will require you to complete an online medical assessment. We pay for both of these and it’s an easy process. You also need full working rights for Australia. 

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. They can depend on us to speak up loudly for their safety.

Through our values UCQ are proud of our teams diversity, we believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce to help us achieve the best outcomes for the communities in which we operate and serve. We highly encourage applications from people who identify as a part of the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.