Clinical Practice Lead - Seniors Services – Parramatta CBD as a base location - Hybrid

About the Role: As the Clinical Practice Lead, you will spearhead the clinical transformation across Uniting's Seniors Services. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a central team of clinical and practice specialists, driving systemic improvements in clinical care and ensuring continuous improvement, while minimising risks and enhancing person-centered care.

Key Responsibilities:

Consumer Partnerships:

Actively engage with the Quality Consumer Advisory Body, ensuring the consumer voice shapes quality care at Uniting.

Governance and Leadership:

Lead a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, providing strategic guidance and supervision, and managing resources to drive exceptional clinical standards. Influence clinicians across service levels to promote evidence-based practices. Operate as a Subject Matter Expert, providing clinical advice that builds capability and enhances the client experience. Stay current with research developments, integrating insights into practice to keep Seniors Services at the forefront of aged care.

Clinical Systems and Safe Care Environment:

Champion systemic improvements in clinical care governance that minimize risks and enhance consumer outcomes. Embed learnings from clinical risk incidents into policies and procedures, ensuring continuous quality improvement. Play an integral role in Quality of Care and Home and Community Care initiatives, advocating for person-centered quality care. Provide expertise in tenders and business development proposals, enhancing service delivery models through innovation.

Monitoring and Reporting:

Collaborate on the development and evaluation of clinical healthcare frameworks and governance systems, ensuring safe, effective, and consistent care. Develop and monitor Clinical Governance and Practice Frameworks to proactively manage risk and improve care quality. Analyse clinical data to identify trends, inform practice reviews, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Workforce Development:

Identify training needs and develop practice development programs in collaboration with the learn@uniting team to enhance clinical skills and knowledge across the directorate.

Qualifications:

Postgraduate qualification and relevant AHPRA registration. Master’s degree in a clinical field with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, including aged care and clinical governance.

Skills and Experience:

Proven senior leadership in clinical practice development, governance, and risk management. Expertise in clinical and health services, with a deep understanding of the needs of older adults and factors impacting consumer safety. Strong data analysis skills to inform decision-making at both local and organizational levels. Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and motivational skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence change and build high-performing teams. Passion for social change and a commitment to making Uniting an organization of influence for the most disadvantaged. Advanced knowledge of clinical program logic models, frameworks, and research methodologies applied in practice.

Even Better If You Have:

Professional clinical governance membership. Capability in managing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring each is delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest standards of quality.

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Why Join Us? This is a chance to lead, inspire, and make a profound impact within a sector that truly matters. If you're passionate about driving clinical excellence and improving outcomes for seniors, this role will allow you to define and shape the future of care at Uniting.

Please send your CV and a cover letter detailing why you would like to be considered for this role. For all questions, please contact Louise Massie via email mmassie@uniting.org

What We Offer You

A rewarding career with a leading human services organisation. Up to $18,550 NFP salary packaging available. Access to our U rewards program with exclusive discounts. Flexible work hours for work-life balance. Access to Fitness Passport – Live your best life. A supportive and inclusive and collaborative work environment. Opportunities for professional growth. Purchase of additional leave

When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.