Clinical Improvement Manager

SwanCare; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SwanCare Group is seeking a strong clinical leader to drive governance and excellence across our residential care homes in Western Australia. This role partners with Nurse Managers and Residential Care Managers to elevate clinical practice, mentor staff and embed person-centred care aligned with Aged Care Act 2024 and Quality Standards.

You will use data and governance processes to identify risks, coach leaders, and deliver measurable improvements in residents’ health, wellbeing and overall

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance and continuous improvement.
• Proven experience providing expert clinical advice.
• Mentoring and developing clinical leaders.
• Ability to use clinical data to identify risk and guide improvement.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across residential care teams.
• Commitment to improving outcomes for residents.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen clinical governance by embedding effective systems, processes and accountability into daily care.
• Support clinical decision making through high level clinical advice, practical guidance and coaching.
• Build leadership capability by developing the confidence, skills and accountability of clinical leaders and their teams.
• Drive continuous improvement by using clinical data, systems and workflows to identify risks early and improve resident outcomes.
• Bring evidence into practice by embedding evidence based models of care into everyday routines.
• Lead meaningful innovation that delivers measurable improvements in residents' health, wellbeing and quality of life.
• Champion clinical excellence through visible leadership, sound judgement and consistent follow through.

Skills

AHPRA RN registration

Clinical governance

Clinical advice

Mentoring clinicians

Data-driven improvement

Cross-team collaboration

Resident outcomes focus

Job description

SwanCare is seeking a strong leader to drive clinical excellence across our residential care homes. This is an opportunity to influence care across the organisation, strengthen clinical leadership and help improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life of every resident.

Reporting to the Head of Residential Care, you will work alongside Clinical Nurse Managers and Residential Care Managers as a trusted clinical partner, mentor and coach.

Combining a strong systems focus with a people centred approach, you will embed clinical governance into everyday practice and support care that is safe, effective and person centred. You will help translate the requirements of the Aged Care Act 2024 and the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards into consistent practice at the point of care.

Key Responsibilities

• Strengthen clinical governance by embedding effective systems, processes and accountability into daily care.
• Support clinical decision making through high level clinical advice, practical guidance and coaching.
• Build leadership capabilityby developing the confidence, skills and accountability of clinical leaders and their teams.
• Drive continuous improvement by using clinical data, systems and workflows to identify risks early and improve resident outcomes.
• Bring evidence into practice by embedding evidence based models of care into everyday routines.
• Lead meaningful innovation that delivers measurable improvements in residents' health, wellbeing and quality of life.
• Champion clinical excellence through visible leadership, sound judgement and consistent follow through.

Why Work For Us

As the largest single site retirement and aged carecommunity in WA, we are proud of our excellent reputation among our residents, their families, and our staff. You'll see the difference you make every day in the smiles of our residents and our people, and in our collective success. With more than 1000 residents and 700+ staff members, you are guaranteed to be working with a professional community of likeminded people.We will recognise your dedication and achievements, and we will support you with regular training and development, to be the best you can be. In our recent staff survey, SwanCare scored 85% for Staff Engagement, reflecting our staff’s collective commitment to our organisation, their roles and to our clients and residents.

Key Role Requirements

• You are a collaborative clinical leader who can connect organisation wide priorities with the realities of every day care. You combine clinical judgement with the ability to coach others, strengthen practice and turn improvement opportunities into meaningful action.
• Current AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse.
• A strong understanding of clinical governance, person centred care and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience providing expert clinical advice.
• Proven experience in mentoring and developing clinical leaders.
• Confidence in using clinical data and evidence to identify risk and guide improvement.
• The ability to build trusted relationships and work collaboratively across residential care teams.
• A commitment to improving outcomes for residents.

If you are a clinical leader who can turn evidence into better care and support others to do the same, we'd love to hear from you!