Quality & Clinical Governance - Quality Business Partner

Job Description

\n Your opportunity As the Quality & Clinical Practice Business Partner, you'll act as a trusted clinical advisor, partnering with operational leaders and multidisciplinary teams to strengthen quality, safety and clinical governance across our home care services. You'll lead continuous improvement initiatives, support accreditation readiness, oversee incident investigations and use clinical insights to influence practice improvements that enhance client outcomes and service excellence. This is an opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with strategic influence, helping ECH maintain the highest standards of care while fostering a culture of accountability, learning and continuous improvement You’ll make an impact by Partnering with leaders and multidisciplinary teams to drive clinical excellence, quality outcomes and best-practice care delivery. Leading audits, incident investigations, root cause analysis and quality improvement initiatives that strengthen client safety and service performance. Identifying clinical and quality risks and implementing proactive strategies that support compliance and continuous improvement. Developing, reviewing and embedding clinical policies, procedures and governance frameworks aligned to contemporary practice and regulatory requirements. Coaching and mentoring staff to build capability, promote reflective practice and strengthen person-centred care. What you’ll bring To succeed in this role, you’ll need the following qualifications: Registered Nurse or Allied Health qualification with a minimum of five years' experience in aged care. Strong understanding of Aged Care Quality Standards, clinical governance and risk management frameworks. Experience conducting audits, investigations, gap analysis and continuous improvement activities. Current driver's licence. National Police Check. We would also love you to bring the following skills: Strong stakeholder engagement, coaching and influencing skills. Excellent analytical and problem-solving capability with a quality improvement mindset. Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational support. High attention to detail and strong written communication skills. Passion for improving client experiences and outcomes through clinical excellence. Why join ECH? We want you to be MORE with us. We’re passionate about supporting our people through wellbeing programs, opportunities for career growth and competitive benefits. You’ll enjoy all of this in a supportive work environment where you can create meaningful connections with colleagues who have your back. What does this mean for you? As part of a not-for-profit organisation, you can enjoy salary packaging benefits of up to $18,549 per year to reduce your taxable income We support your health and fitness with free access to ECH gyms and discounted wellness services and Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Opportunities to connect with your ECH community through annual employee team dinners, Christmas celebrations and town hall gatherings Grow your career through mentoring programs, supported scholarships and annual performance & development planning (PDP) For more information on our benefits and what it’s like to work at ECH, visit our careers page. https://www.ech.asn.au/careers Ready to be part of something special? Join us and help older South Australians get MORE out of life. We will review applications as they come in and move quickly to secure the right candidate. Applications close Sunday 27th September 2026 We recognise great candidates come with different circumstances. While full-time is preferred, part-time and job share applications will be fully considered to ensure the best fit for our clients, team and the role. For more information, please contact employ@ech.asn.au\n