Quality, Compliance and Innovation Partner

• Permanent full time position to apply your expert quality and compliance knowledge in an aged care setting.
• Flexible working arrangements available, supporting work-life balance
• Excellent base salary + salary packaging benefits + 12% super
• Access to discounts - entertainment, insurance, hospital admission

Make a meaningful difference with Blue Care

We're seeking applications from experienced Quality and Compliance professionals, preferably with a health background for a Quality Compliance & Innovation Partner opportunity in the wider BlueCare Care and Governance team.

A relationship-driven role, the Quality, Compliance & Innovation Partner is responsible for quality, compliance, risk and innovation across the cluster. This role is accountable for building the capability of cluster leaders to ensure an effective governance and quality framework, the provision of high-quality care and continuous improvement. The role is expected to partner with the General Managers to drive group quality, compliance and innovation across services.

Ready to make a difference, together?

What makes a difference for us?

As an experienced quality professional, your experience will equip you to drive innovation reflective of contemporary quality and care governance best practices.

A strong verbal and written communicator, you are skilled in establishing effective working relationships centred on building leader's capability through partnership. Highly-competent in reporting, you have a proven ability to dissect problems and conduct root-cause analysis to determine key drivers, mitigate risk, and implement solutions accordingly.

With an in depth knowledge of the aim and expectations of the Single Quality Framework and Aged Care Safety Commission, your skills have enabled you to navigate the complexities of current and emerging Aged Care Legislation, driving innovations across multiple services accordingly. You will also present with:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Nursing/Health discipline or equivalent experience in high level service delivery and quality.
• Current AHPRA or professional body registration is highly desirable
• Relevant Post Graduate qualifications or working towards.
• Current Australian Driver's License

What makes a difference for your?

With a Blue Nurses legacy dating back to 1953, BlueCare is one of Queensland's largest and most trusted not-for-profit providers of community and in-home care, residential aged care, disability services and retirement living.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) 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
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• 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 opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Blue Care is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we'd love you to be too

Joining the state's largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, you 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.

Start making a difference today

Our application process takes less than 15 minutes – Click the 'APPLY' buttonto be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating 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 position.

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.