Job description

MedicalJobsAustralia.com Quality Care Advisor | BlueCare | Aged Care

Employment Term: Permanent part time, 5 shifts per fortnight

Located in: Brisbane based with travel across other areas

Remuneration: $59.43 - $60.70 p-h + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We're looking for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others through the small moments that leave a lasting impact.

As a Quality Care Advisor, you'll partner with operational and clinical leaders across multiple residential aged care homes to strengthen clinical excellence, quality outcomes and regulatory compliance. You'll provide expert advice, coaching and support to help services manage risk, improve care outcomes and maintain readiness for accreditation and regulatory activities, while remaining independent of direct care delivery.

In this role, you will:

Provide expert clinical, quality and risk advice to support safe, high-quality resident care.

Support leaders to identify trends, manage risks and drive continuous improvement using data, audits and feedback.

Act as a clinical escalation point for complex care matters, including falls, wounds, infection prevention and medication safety.

Assist services to manage serious incidents, complaints and regulatory reporting requirements.

Coach, mentor and build capability in clinical governance, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.

Support audit readiness, accreditation activities and ongoing compliance with aged care quality standards.

Partner with clinical and operational teams to implement sustainable improvements and strengthen resident outcomes.

Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, research and innovation across residential aged care services.

What makes a difference for us?

Bachelor of Nursing (or equivalent) with current AHPRA registration.

Minimum three years' experience as a Registered Nurse, preferably in residential aged care.

Experience supporting audits, accreditation and regulatory compliance activities.

Strong clinical judgement, risk management and clinical governance capability.

Excellent coaching, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Current Australian Driver's Licence and willingness to travel across services.

Postgraduate qualifications (or working towards)

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead training or willingness to undertake

Ability to satisfy all required probity checks in line with policy and legislation

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, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.