Senior Quality Clinical Manager
Residential Aged Care

A leading aged care provider is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Care Manager to support and strengthen quality, governance and continuous improvement outcomes across a portfolio of Residential Aged Care homes.

This is a senior leadership opportunity suited to an experienced aged care professional with strong people management capability, extensive quality and compliance experience and a solid clinical background within Residential Aged Care environments.

The Role

Working closely with senior governance and operational leaders, you will oversee service-level quality assurance activities, support site leadership teams and drive continuous improvement initiatives across multiple aged care homes.

You will play a key role in strengthening governance frameworks, supporting audits and accreditation outcomes, coaching operational leaders and ensuring high standards of resident-centred care are consistently maintained.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives across Residential Aged Care services
• Support homes with accreditation readiness, audits, incident management and compliance outcomes
• Monitor and analyse quality indicators, trends, incidents and audit findings to identify improvement opportunities
• Coach and mentor operational and clinical leaders to strengthen capability and accountability
• Support governance, risk management and escalation processes across services
• Drive evidence-based improvements focused on resident safety, experience and care outcomes
• Partner with operational teams to embed best practice clinical governance frameworks
• Support investigations, complaint management and regulatory responses where required
• Build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the organisation

About You

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a management or senior leadership role
• Minimum 2–3 years’ experience within senior quality, compliance or governance focused positions
• Minimum 3 years’ experience within clinical leadership roles
• Strong people management and coaching capability
• Current or recent experience working within Residential Aged Care
• Strong understanding of Aged Care Quality Standards, accreditation and clinical governance frameworks
• Experience leading audits, investigations, incident reviews and continuous improvement initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and analytical skills
• Ability to support teams through change, operational pressures and quality improvement activity

What's on offer

• Salary in the region of $150k + super + salary packaging + car allowance
• Senior leadership opportunity with portfolio-level exposure
• Opportunity to influence quality, governance and operational outcomes across multiple Residential Aged Care homes
• Supportive executive and clinical governance leadership structure
• Autonomous role with strong strategic input and visibility across the organisation
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities within a growing aged care provider

For more information or a direct response please contact sebs@austcorphealthcare.com.au