Quality Care Advisor

About the role

As our Quality Care Advisor , you will play a pivotal role in supporting clinical excellence, safety, and compliance across a portfolio of residential aged care homes. Working in partnership with operational and clinical leaders, you'll provide expert advice, coaching, and escalation support, helping services deliver safe, person-centred, and evidence-based care. This is a highly collaborative role focused on strengthening clinical governance, managing risk, and driving continuous improvement, while remaining independent of direct care delivery. In this role, you will: Provide expert clinical, quality, risk, and safety advice to support improved resident outcomes Support leaders to identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities using data, audits, and feedback Act as a clinical escalation point for complex care issues, including deterioration, wounds, falls, infection prevention, and medication safety Assist services to manage serious incidents, complaints, and regulatory reporting requirements Strengthen workforce capability through coaching, mentoring, and education in partnership with clinical education teams Support audit readiness, accreditation, and regulatory activities, ensuring ongoing compliance with quality standards Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, research, and innovation in care delivery Essential qualifications & licences Bachelor of Nursing (or equivalent) with current AHPRA registration Minimum 3 years' experience as a Registered Nurse in residential aged care Current Driver's Licence and willingness to travel Ability to satisfy all required probity checks and vaccinations in line with policy and legislation Postgraduate qualifications (or working towards) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead training or willingness to undertake Employee Benefits: 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 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 BlueCare 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. 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 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. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email reconciliation@ucareqld.com.au 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

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Quality Care Advisor| BlueCare Employment Term: Permanent full time Location: Brisbane based with travel across Sunshine Coast Remuneration: $59.43 - $60.70 p/h + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare We're 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.

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