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Director, Quality & Compliance Excellence
Aged Care Sector | Executive Leadership Role | Sydney Based
 
Are you a strategic leader with a deep understanding of quality, risk, and compliance in aged care? We're partnering with a highly respected aged care provider to find an experienced Director, Quality & Compliance Excellence to lead and evolve their quality and clinical governance function across their established & expanding footprint.
 
This is a key executive role, reporting to the CEO, with responsibility for leading quality assurance, compliance, and continuous improvement across multiple residential aged care facilities. You will play a hands-on role spending time between head office and the various sites, to guide high-performing teams while shaping best-in-class systems, frameworks, and strategies that enhance care delivery and ensure regulatory excellence.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Play a hands-on role in leading organisation-wide quality and compliance strategy aligned to aged care, and where relevant, disability services standards
• Drive clinical governance, audit programs, risk mitigation, and service improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with executive leadership on quality outcomes, resource planning and funding alignment (AN-ACC)
• Oversee compliance with legislation, accreditation standards and Commission requirements
• Champion a culture of transparency, safety, and consumer satisfaction
• Guide the reporting, resolution, and continuous improvement of incidents, complaints and systemic issues
• Provide high-level reporting and analysis to internal stakeholders and external regulators
• Oversee training, systems and frameworks to embed best practice across all facilities
• Mentor and lead a specialist team with a focus on high performance, partnership and collaboration

 
About You

• Bachelor of Nursing (or equivalent), current AHPRA registration, along with relevant postgraduate qualifications in nursing, health or management
• Extensive experience as a Quality & Compliance Leader or in a Senior leadership role within aged care 
• Outstanding track record of implementing multi-site aged care strategies and developing diverse teams 
• Deep understanding of the Aged Care Quality Standards, AN-ACC funding model and audit processes
• Demonstrated success leading multi-site teams and delivering system-level improvement
• Strong working knowledge of aged care technology platforms (LeeCare, MOA, e-medication) preferred
• Collaborative leadership style with exceptional communication, strategic thinking and analytical skills
• Proficiency in Quality Management systems and Compliance software
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills including demonstrated success in building highly functional working relationships both internally and externally

 
Why Join?
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a well-established, values-driven provider at a pivotal moment in aged care reform. You’ll play a vital role in shaping care standards and outcomes at scale, with the backing of a CEO and Board committed to quality, safety and innovation.
 
Location: Sydney
Apply Now: For a confidential discussion please contact rob@bakarsmith.com or submit your CV by Tuesday 8th April via the Apply Now function. This role is offered exclusively through Bakar Smith Talent Solutions.

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