Practice Lead

unitingcareqld; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Staff discounts

12 weeks parental leave

Job summary

BlueCare is seeking a Practice Lead to join the centralised Clinical Care Governance and Risk team in Queensland. The role focuses on embedding the quality framework to enhance consumer experience and continuous improvement within residential services.

You will develop policies, procedures, and tools to support safe, high-quality care, while collaborating across teams to share learnings and innovations. A leadership background in aged care with regulatory knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Nursing/Allied Health.
• Current, unrestricted AHPRA registration and unlimited work entitlements.
• Broad management or clinical experience in service delivery and quality systems in aged, community care or health sectors.
• Knowledge of legislative, regulatory and funding requirements, professional standards and best practice in aged care.
• Experience in continuous quality improvement and delivering innovative outcomes.
• Understanding of resident/person-centred care and residential-based services delivery.
• Willingness to travel to locations in Queensland.
• Current Australian Driver's License
• NDIS WorkerScreening clearance or willingness to obtain

Responsibilities

• Embed the BlueCare Quality framework to improve Consumer Experience and Continuous Improvement in residential services.
• Develop and review Policies, Procedures and tools to support Quality Safe Care aligned to regulatory requirements.
• Share learnings and innovations across the organisation.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Decision making

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Nursing/Allied Health degree

Job description

Practice Lead | BlueCare | Clinical Care Governance & Risk

A not to miss opportunity to utilise your clinical and compliance knowledge in an aged care setting

12 month fixed term full time with flexible working arrangements

Base salary + salary packaging benefits + 12% super + staff discounts

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We're seeking applications from experienced health professionals for a Practice Lead position within our centralised Clinical Care Governance and Risk team.

As a Practice Lead, you will support the embedding of the Blue Care Quality framework to improve Consumer Experience and Continuous Improvement in the residential services area. This will include a collaborative approach to reviewing and developing Policies, Procedures and associated tools to support Quality Safe Care in practice that is aligned to best practice and legislative and regulatory requirments. Inclusive of developing a robust mechanism for sharing learnings and innovations across the organisation.

What makes a difference for us?

With a solid background in residential aged care, you are a motivated and professional leader with a passion to make a difference and lead best practice to ensure older people receive high quality care and services and live the life they choose.

You have demonstrated understanding, knowledge and practical application of continuous improvement, legislative, policy and regulatory requirements in aged care. A strong verbal and written communicator, you are skilled in establishing effective working relationships through partnership. Highly-competent in decision making, you have a proven ability to dissect problems and implement solutions accordingly.

You will also present with:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Nursing/Allied Health.
• Current, unrestricted AHPRA registration and unlimited work entitlements.
• Demonstrated Broad management or clinical experience in service delivery and quality systems in either the aged, community care or health sectors.
• Knowledge of all relevant legislative, regulatory and funding requirements, professional standards, guidelines and best practice relevant to the Aged Care environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of continuous quality improvement practices and proven experience in innovative thinking and/or ability to deliver innovative outcomes.
• Sound understanding and knowledge of resident/person-centred care, residential based services delivery.
• Willingness and ability to travel to locations in Queensland.
• Current Australian Driver's License
• NDIS Workers Screening Clearance or willingness to obtain

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, UnitingC