Regional Quality Advisor

Regional Quality Advisor
Permanent Full-time positions x2

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services.  This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

About the role

The Regional Quality Advisor purpose is to remove clinical risks within Grampians Health’s Care Communities. This position is instrumental in supporting the Care Community’s teams in care delivery through the monitoring of clinical outcomes utilising Grampians Health’s systems and processes.

Key Responsibilities

You will:

• Provide advice and support regarding legislation, compliance, Aged Care reforms, along with developing and supporting a culture of continuous improvement
• Provide guidance to the Care Communities’ leadership team in response to policies and procedures affecting care delivery and educational practices within the Care Community;
• Provide feedback to Care Community Managers regarding skills and opportunities for team improvement;
• Advise and support team members on risk and compliance issues and solutions; and
• Provides timely and constructive feedback to the Care Community Regional Manager/Care Community Operators Director to aid development in the area of managing quality processes in each Care Community.
• Work with the Care Communities to understand trends in audit, survey and quality indicator data and support the opportunities for continuous improvement that they present

Skills and experience

You will have:

• Current AHPRA registration and a qualification in a clinical health profession;
• Understanding of Aged Care Act, ACQSC standards and the reform principles from the Aged Care Royal Commission;
• Deep knowledge of the aged care industry, regulations, and funding;
• Experience in the aged care re-accreditation process; and
• Proven team and people leadership skills.

Grampians Health Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to discounted health club membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

How to apply

Click APPLY or contact Joanne Money, Director Aged Care Services, on ************@gh.org.au for a confidential discussion.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask.  Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.