Quality and Education Coordinator

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent's kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

Quality and Education Coordinators are Registered Nurses that work in partnership with the care team to manage and coordinate quality improvement, education and auditing requirements to maintain compliance with all relevant accreditation standards. They proactively manage all aspects of clinical risk to minimise potential harm to residents and staff and litigation now and into the future. They provide effective leadership and coordination of education across the home complying with the education framework and capability frameworks, and drive the implementation and evaluation of operational strategies for Quality, Safety and Training initiatives. Our commitment is to listen to each resident, understand who each person is - a unique individual who we respect and treat with kindness and compassion.

What's on your CV is important, but what's in your heart matters more.

Because at St Vincent's, kindness works for us.

Things that work for you

• More take-home pay ($ 55 - $ 58 per hr based on qualification and experience) with competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
• Great clinical team to work with and to learn. Collaborating opportunities with all clinical team, across different homes and states
• Rewarding work that focuses on relationships over routines
• No cost uniforms and training
• No mandatory COVID vaccinations Free annual flu vaccination
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)
• Career development, mentoring and leadership opportunities within St Vincent's network

Things that work for us

• Availability to work full time, Monday to Friday
• Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency registration as a Registered Nurse with no restrictions
• Previous experience in a similar role and/or experience in the residential aged care sector
• Desirable qualifications are Post graduate qualifications in Healthcare leadership/management, Foundations of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Certificate, and Certificate IV in Training and Assessing
• Ability to provide a service consistent with the mission and philosophy of the home.
• Ability to maintain collaborative and effective relationships with all multidisciplinary team members
• Actively participate in and leads learning and research projects locally
• Coordinate education activities, provides face to face training, and develop and facilitate on-line training as required
• Ability to provide resources to managers and staff in clinical and safety risk processes inclusive of clinical documentation, risk assessment and systems, incident and feedback data entry, review, analysis and reporting
• Demonstrate application of risk management practices within aged care / community care with provision of processes and systems to minimise risk parameters
• Lead the quality improvement process within the facility ensuring that all quality improvement activities are captured in Riskman
• Ensure the facilities audit scheduled is followed within the facility
• Undertake relevant clinical documentation audits, medication administration practice and privacy compliance audits and develop improvement strategies in consultation with Clinical Managers
• Manage clinical risk related action plans and associated policy development for clinical incidents and identified trends in incidents
• Liaise with National WHS Manager on relevant issues that affect St Vincent's Health Australia review and make recommendations regarding WH&S risk related action plans for the home
• Nationally coordinated criminal history check

Why become part of the St Vincent's Care family?

Because you're like us, you believe that every act of kindness makes the world a better place. Better for everyone who lives in the 20+ facilities and locations we operate in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Better for all our staff and employees, who work to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our clients. And better support for our local communities.

For more than 175 years, St Vincent's Care has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia, upholding compassion, justice, integrity and excellence in all we do.

At St Vincent's we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the important of creating a work environment that is welcome, safe, fair and impartial and invite people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.

Reconciliation Action Plan

St Vincent's Health Australia embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's unique perspectives, knowledge, and cultural. We strive to achieve better physical, mental, and spiritual health outcomes through continued connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We understand the need to effectively engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to influence decision making at all levels and to create opportunity through sustainable and culturally safe employment.

As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit

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