• Employment : Full time / Ongoing
• Location: Surrey Hills, Melbourne.

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of people living with disability?

Able Australia is a leading provider of disability services across Victoria, Tasmania, the ACT and South East Queensland. For over 50 years we have been delivering innovative support services to people with multiple disabilities and deafblindness. As a registered provider of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), our vision is to enable the people we support to live the life they choose. Committed to the values of Trust, Respect, Excellence and Kindness, we provide high quality support that reflects evidence-based best practice process. We strive to ensure our clients live better days, every day.

About the role

Able Australia has an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for Quality and Compliance, and a keen eye for identifying opportunities for improvement to provide advice across our organisation, based Melbourne. This role is suited to someone who is looking for an opportunity to build on their quality capabilities and develop their career journey with the support of a highly skilled and collaborative team.

As the Quality and Compliance Advisor, you will:

• Maintain our Quality Management System by ensuring the systems and practices align to legislation, regulatory requirements, and best practice processes.
• Assist in the coordination of quality improvement initiatives alongside stakeholders to deliver industry-leading care to our clients, using a combination of clinical knowledge and your analytical skills to make recommendations to reflect industry best practice.
• Analyse, and report against key quality metrics
• Manage internal and external quality audit program.

Able provides services across QLD, ACT, TAS and VIC and as such this role will have a national focus and require some travel.

Skills and experience required to be successful in this role:

Essential:

• Registered Health Professional or equivalent: AHPRA / Registered Clinician or Registered Nurse / Div 1 Nurse / Enrolled Nurse.
• Demonstrated experience in quality management
• Analytical skills and the ability to present information in a user-friendly manner
• Experience in project and change management, to deliver sustainable change
• Ability to critically evaluate and analyse issues and execute targeted solutions
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve objectives
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Software.
• Ability to travel across locations

Highly Regarded and Desirable:

• Working knowledge of the disability or mental health sector or related field.
• Candidates with previous clinical experience will be highly regarded.

We are open to cultivating the experience of a Quality professional who would like to develop their skills with the support of our team.

For further information regarding the role and its responsibilities please refer to the position description below.

At Able Australia we offer:

• Flexible starting times and working from home options.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities to enhance your knowledge and skills.
• Warm, caring and genuinely supportive team environment including a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
• Attractive Salary packaging benefits.
• Continuous support and supervision to enable you to develop and progress.

If you are analytical, resilient and able to think critically in challenging situations whilst fostering positive relationships with stakeholders, we would love to hear more from you.

If you would like to read more about this role, please click the following link to read the position description.

A position description is attached.

Please note, Able Australia is an inclusive equal opportunity employer and is compliant with public health orders regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine. You must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered for this position. Employment is conditional upon screening checks throughout employment.

Early applications encouraged.

If you have any questions regarding the position or need to find out more, get in touch with Yvette Hyde on 03 9046 0569 or via email [email protected], using the subject line: Quality and Compliance Advisor enquiry via EthicalJobs.