Ndis Quality And Compliance Officer

Full job description

Do you possess extensive expertise as a Quality and Compliance Officer, showcasing exceptional clinical knowledge and auditing experience, coupled with highly refined skills in time management, communication, and IT?

We are looking for a Quality and Compliance Officer to join our team. Candidates for this opportunity should be Registered Nurses. While this is full-time work, regular intrastate and interstate travel will be necessary to visit our client's home.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who loves working with the community and wants to join an organisation where you empower and advance the experiences of children, young people and foster carers.

The Position:

The role of a Quality and Compliance Officer involves offering support and assistance to the Quality Manager in ensuring the efficient monitoring of compliance functions and the implementation of various quality-related initiatives. The officer also undertakes a range of audits against the accreditation standards related to NDIS, aged care, and home care.

Requirements

What you can bring to the role:

• Successful completion of a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent.
• Sound clinical knowledge, including an understanding of current best practices.
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• High-level ability to utilise information management and computer systems.
• Working knowledge of the requirements of the Aged Care Standards, Specified Care and Service Principles of the Aged Care Act, Documentation Standards, Residents Rights, Aged Care Funding Instrument and other relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice.
• Excellent communicational, organisational, and time management skills with the ability to establish priorities, manage workloads and meet required deadlines.
• NDIS Worker Screening certification.
• Capacity to travel interstate as required.
• Ability to use initiative, research, and apply sound judgment to contribute to decision-making and continuous improvement.
• A clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality in the context of the position.

Requirements of the Role:

• Developing strong relationships and engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including carers and potential carers.
• Ability to assess and analyse information to make recommendations to strengthen a carer's ability
• Undertake a range of audits against the accreditation standards related to NDIS, aged care and home care.
• Work collaboratively with the HR Officer to identify areas for improvement to support Quality and Compliance.
• Work collaboratively with the HR Officer to develop projects to support Quality and Compliance.
• Development and implementation of best practice policy and process.
• Develop and maintain a high-level working knowledge of the electronic support systems.
• Developing, conveying and delivering on individual and organisational plans for continuous improvement.
• Maintain documented evidence of the organisations Quality Management Systems across all sites.
• Risk identification and mitigation.
• Trending and analysis.
• Preparation for external regulator visits, including reaccreditation.
• Assistance with Gap Analysis and on-site support.
• Education includes quality-related education as required by the Facility or State.
• Oversight and support of clinical practice/medication practice.
• Attendance at internal and external meetings
• Attendance at announced/unannounced commission visits as needed.
• Care Manager support.
• Orientation of new management team members.
• Understand, comply with and report in line with the Serious Incident Reporting NDIS Scheme (SIRS).
• Oversight of facilities to ensure compliance that is delivered within the framework of Respect’s policies and procedures and legislative requirements and meets the relevant service standards.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free drinks
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift
• Fixed shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Annual bonus
• Christmas bonus

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (Required Nursing)

Experience:

• Quality and Compliance Officer: 2 years (Required)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person