Clinical Governance Advisor

Warrigal Care; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ACcrued Days Off (ADOs)

Not-for-Profit salary packaging

Professional development

LifeWorks wellbeing app access

Career break schemes

Team with values-based leadership

Job summary

Warrigal Care is seeking a Clinical Governance Advisor to strengthen clinical governance across our residential aged care homes and home care services. You will translate clinical insights, evidence and lived experience into practical improvements that improve care quality, safety and outcomes.

You will lead governance activities in risk management, audits, incident reviews, policy development and continuous improvement, collaborating with leaders and care teams to identify trends and drive

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in nursing or allied health with current registration.
• Experience in clinical governance, quality, audit, incident or complaint review, risk, policy or continuous improvement in aged care or health services.
• Ability to analyse clinical and operational information, identify themes and communicate risk in clear, practical language.
• Strong relationship, listening, facilitation and written communication skills, including the confidence to provide respectful challenge and the judgement to escalate when needed.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix environment and support improvement without assuming operational ownership.
• Understanding of aged care rights, quality standards, privacy, clinical governance and person-led care.
• High integrity, discretion, objectivity and attention to evidence and detail.
• Competence with clinical, quality, incident, document and reporting systems.
• Current unrestricted driver licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen clinical governance across Warrigal by working with leaders and care teams to turn insights into practical improvements.
• Provide governance expertise in risk management, audits and incident/complaint reviews, policy development and continuous improvement.
• Identify trends, understand risks and implement actions to improve resident and client outcomes.
• Facilitate governance discussions, support risk-based audits and reviews, and guide operational leaders while respecting accountability.
• Build trusted relationships and communicate clearly to enable organisational learning.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Relationship building

Facilitation

Written communication

Education

Nursing or allied health degree

Tools

Clinical systems

Quality reporting systems

Job description

The opportunity | Valued for the impact youmake

As a Clinical Governance Advisor, you will play a key role instrengthening clinical governance across Warrigal by workingalongside leaders and care teams to turn clinical insights,evidence and lived experience into practical improvements thatenhance care quality, safety and outcomes.

Working across residential aged care homes and home careservices, you will provide governance expertise and support in theareas of risk management, audit and assurance activities, incidentand complaint review, policy development and continuousimprovement. You will help services identify trends, understandrisks and implement meaningful actions that improve outcomes forresidents and clients.

You will facilitate and contribute to governance discussions,support risk-based audits and reviews, assist with clinical policydevelopment, and provide constructive challenge and guidance whilerespecting the autonomy and accountability of operational leaders.Your ability to build trusted relationships, analyse informationand communicate clearly will enable you to influence improvementand strengthen organisational learning.

This role combines strategic thinking with practical engagement,allowing you to work closely with local teams while contributing toorganisation-wide quality and clinical governance initiatives.Through your expertise, collaboration and commitment to person-ledcare, you will help ensure our services continue to deliver safe,effective and compassionate care.

The requirements | What it takes to do thiswork

• Relevant tertiary qualification in nursing or alliedhealth, with current professional registration whereapplicable.
• Experience in clinical governance, quality, audit, incidentor complaint review, risk, policy or continuous improvement inaged care or health services.
• Ability to analyse clinical and operational information,identify themes and communicate risk in clear, practicallanguage.
• Strong relationship, listening, facilitation and writtencommunication skills, including the confidence to providerespectful challenge and the judgement to escalat...
• Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix environment andsupport improvement without assuming operationalownership.
• Understanding of aged care rights, quality standards,privacy, clinical governance and person-led care.
• High integrity, discretion, objectivity and attention toevidence and detail.
• Competence with clinical, quality, incident, document andreporting systems.
• Current unrestricted driver licence and willingness totravel.

The benefits | Recognising the difference youmake

• Full-time Position | Accrued Days Off (ADOs) to help youachieve a better work-life balance
• Opportunity to influence care quality and outcomes acrossmultiple services
• Not-for-Profit salary packaging benefits, allowing you topay up to $18,550 less tax each year
• Ongoing professional development and learningopportunities
• Supportive team environment with strong values-basedleadership
• Career break schemes, additional purchased leave andmore
• 24/7 access to mental, physical, social and financialwellbeing support via the LifeWorks app

JOIN US AND BE THE DIFFERENCE

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidateswho hold current and unrestricted work rights in Australia.Warrigal is currently not offering visa sponsorship. Applicantsmust have the right to work in Australia at the time of applicationand throughout the recruitment process.

We proudly acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands onwhich we work and live, and we honour their ongoing cultural andspiritual connections to Country. We pay our respects to Elderspast, present, and emerging.

At Warrigal, we believe in celebrating diversity and creating aculture of inclusion and support in everything we do. We embracethe unique experiences, backgrounds, identities, abilities, andperspectives of our residents, customers, staff and volunteers tocreate a warm and welcoming environment where everyone feels valuedand respected.

Realise your potential in a place where appreciation, belonging,growth and purpose allows everyone to thrive.

If there is a change we can make, so your strengths can shinethroughout our recruitment process, please contact:*******@warrigal.com.au

If successful, you may be asked to do a medical, NationalCriminal History Check or NDIS Worker Screening Check, and providereferences.

Attachments:
- Clinical Governance Advisor Position Description.pdf