Residential Aged Care Quality and Compliance Manager

Are you passionate about quality, safety and continuous improvement in aged care? Join Murrumbidgee Local Health District as the Residential Aged Care Quality and Compliance Manager and play a key leadership role in supporting residential aged care services across the District to deliver exceptional, person-centred care. Working closely with executives, service leaders and clinical teams, you will drive quality improvement, strengthen clinical governance, support accreditation readiness, and help shape the future of aged care services across our diverse rural communities.

Employment type: Temporary Full - Time (until 28 February 2027)

Position classification: Nurse Manager – Level 4

Renumeration: $167,023.60 - $169,961.26 per annum (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)

Hours per week: 38

Location: Location Negotiable within MLHD

About the role

As the Residential Aged Care Quality and Compliance Manager, you will provide strategic leadership, expert advice and operational support to residential aged care services across MLHD. You will lead quality, compliance and clinical governance initiatives to ensure services meet the highest standards of care and align with relevant legislation, accreditation requirements and best practice. This is a unique opportunity to influence aged care reform, partner with key stakeholders, and drive meaningful improvements that enhance outcomes for residents, families and communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead clinical governance, quality and compliance programs across MLHD residential aged care services to ensure alignment with relevant standards, legislation and best practice.
• Develop, implement and monitor quality improvement strategies, audits and compliance frameworks to drive continuous service improvement.
• Provide expert advice and reporting to executive leaders on quality, risk, compliance and aged care reform initiatives.
• Support services through accreditation processes, audits, agency visits and the implementation of new aged care standards and reforms.
• Build capability across teams through leadership, education, mentoring and stakeholder engagement to foster a culture of excellence, accountability and person-centred care.

What We’re Looking For:

• A registered Nurse or Midwife with extensive experience in residential aged care and a strong understanding of the Aged Care Quality Standards, accreditation requirements and clinical governance.
• A collaborative and influential leader who can build strong relationships with clinicians, managers, executives and external stakeholders to drive positive outcomes.
• A quality improvement champion with the ability to analyse data, identify risks and opportunities, and lead initiatives that enhance service performance and compliance.
• An experienced people leader who can foster a positive workplace culture, support professional growth, and lead teams through change and reform.
• A strategic thinker who is passionate about delivering safe, person-centred aged care and achieving excellence in quality, compliance and continuous improvement.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy. MLHD values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative. NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.