30 Jul
Regis Aged Care
Sandgate
**General information**:
- Position number
- 50572827
- Posted date
- 03-Jun-2025
- Closed date
- 29-Jun-2025
- Division
- Residential Aged Care
- Business unit
- Strategy and Care Excellence
- Office location
- Sandgate
**Description and requirements**:
**We are looking for an Assessment Specialist who will be an integral member of the Clinical and Quality Operations Support team.**
**The opportunity will be a 2-3-year maximum term contract.**
**Real impact you can feel good about**
Join our passionate team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on the lives of older Australians. We’re one of the biggest providers,
leading the way in providing personalised and respectful care that embraces the experience of ageing.
We support over 9,500 residents and clients across private and residential aged care homes, retirement living, day therapy and day respite centres. The work we do positively impacts the lives of older people and their families. It’s work you can feel good about.
**The opportunity**
The Assessment Specialist will work as an integral member of the Clinical and Quality Operations Support team to support accreditation and assessment readiness and compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards across Homes and Services.
**The important role you’ll play**
Key responsibilities include:
- Coordinating Regis’ Accreditation Preparedness Review program, that is, internal reviews that are conducted prior to a Home entering its accreditation window to review compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards and to support identification and rectification of risk
- Coordinating other audits and reviews that are required to support readiness and compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards
- Ensuring Regis has a robust remediation framework in place for high risk and non-compliant homes/services
- Conducting reviews and audits
- Ensuring robust systems are in place across Homes and Services to support the successful organisation of assessment visits by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (for example, assessor portal, appropriate documentation systems are in place etc.)
- Providing advice, coaching, education and training to support assessment readiness and compliance
Success in this role will be built upon strong relationships with all stakeholders, including the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC).
**What you'll bring to the role**
- Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration (no conditions)
- At least 5 years senior leadership experience within the aged care setting
- Highly skilled expertise in the Aged Care Quality Standards
- Highly developed understanding of accreditation and assessment systems and processes within the Aged Care setting
- Proven ability to collect and analyse data, report on findings and develop recommendations for improvement
- Understanding of the legislative, regulatory and medico-legal related requirements applicable to aged care
- Proven success in project management with the ability to
- develop, implement and evaluate strategies for achieving goals
- lead change in a complex environment
- manage competing priorities and respond to emerging needs
- build the capacity of others to embrace the principles of effective quality management
- Ability to provide staff education and training programs that promote organisational capability for best practice quality management
- Ability to be self-directed and maintain progress in multiple activities at the same time, having strong organisational and time management skills
- Strong analytical skills with ability to distil information and effectively communicate in writing and verbal to stakeholders to influence change
- Commitment to privacy and confidentiality at all times
- Demonstrated experience engaging, communicating and managing relationships with a diversity of stakeholders across a national organisation and within a matrix environment
- Advanced computer skills including programs in the Microsoft Office Suite environment
**What our people love about working here**
As a team that supports older people to live life on their terms, we genuinely care - for our people, our work and the elderly. We make a big deal of recognising and supporting you,
creating a culture of mutual respect, and offering more opportunities to build your career.
We believe in the power of hearts and minds. We also know how the little things make a real difference. We're a close-knit, collaborative team that values kindness and puts your wellbeing first. Our commitment to your safety shines through in our Circle of Care initiative, the winner in the Safer and Supported Workforce Awards 2024, which ensures you're physically and psychologically safe at work.
We want you to feel seen, valued, and respected for the professional skills you bring to the team. We celebrate your work, support your life outside work and consider you one of our own from the start.
**Benefits to support and reward you**
- Enjoy a flexible worki
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